Thursday, September 27, 2007

Mystery Creature

What is this animal? Megan found this, I photographed it, and I know what it is, at least what phylum it belongs to, but boy was this neat to see in the water of the Olentangy River. I had seen videos of this creature, and I've seen this creature in person, but never quite looking like this. So here's the thing. I want to see what other people think it is. Feel free to chime in and speculate. Just click on the comment picture below the last photo.

Tom





6 comments:

  1. Ok, I've had a few people e-mail, but I know that there are many people out there "lurking". I thought I may get a few creative responses?

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  2. Greetings from California! I found your blog a few days ago, right after you had just posted this mystery creature. I really don't know what it is, although I googled triops and trilobites, thinking it could be related to one of those.

    So I came back today to see if you were ready to reveal just what it is.

    Love your blog. Never heard of the Olentangy River before. Now I have the word Olentangy stuck in my head!

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  3. Thanks for the nice comments Cindy. The Olentangy River is most famous because it runs through the Ohio State University, about four miles south of where I live. I'll put up an answer to the mystery creature soon. I'm hoping to pin this down to the species level.

    Your insect blog is wonderful. Fantastic pictures.

    Tom

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  4. The first thing that comes to my mind is "leech".

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  5. Vanessa,

    Yep, it does look like a leech a little bit...It isn't a leech though! One hint: Part of the creature is submerged under the sand and gravel.

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  6. Its some type of mussel.

    Greg

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