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Arachnoboy

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Bought a book that's called "rainforests",it's an old book (1988) and inside is a picture of some sort of insect. Anyone who's got any idea of what it is??
There is no explanation in the book,it says: Only a few scientists has worked with this group of insects,their way of life is unknown,it is also unknown if this is the larvae stage or an adult specimen.

Ken
 
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SpaceHawk

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That is crazy looking. Looks like a trilobite. I want one, but only if it'll stay in its larvae stage :D
 
Dark Raptor

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As I know, they don't glow. But they are close relatives of Lampyridae beetles.
 
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I swear I've seen something similar to that crawing in the bottom of an NC backwater creek....was something like 16 years ago though so my memory could be fuzzy..
 
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yeah, they have something similar in california, i remember catching them in creeks as a kid
 
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That is crazy looking. Looks like a trilobite. I want one, but only if it'll stay in its larvae stage
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Apparently the females not only do just that, but continue growing larger! They seem to be over an inch or two in length, not too shabby. It's a shame they're apparently so rare and obscure.
 
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