It swims fast and has guts ... ID ??

[JoseC]

Here is what you get when you go out with your camera while raining.
This guy, 1cm long, was swimming very fast on top of a very wet
leaf (just one foot distance from ants, aphids and wasps).
Would be very curious to get the ID and know what this THING is
doing.
Jose


http://perso.orange.fr/jose.capilla/translucide86w.jpg

[bobinatcat]

looks ... different... clear body is cool, can see his internals

[forsakenme720]

That's awesome. I love how it's translucent. It's probably the only time you focused on an insect's internal organs for the shot... Lol

[racketman]

some kind of leech?

[LordV]

Wonderful capture Jose :)
pretty certain it's a hoverfly larva.
Brian V.

[racketman]

Wonderful capture Jose :)
pretty certain it's a hoverfly larva.
Brian V.

well I never! Seems you could be right and this is a young larva which will colour up later. Very good for keeping down aphids.

[Attic]

Nice capture Jose, I snapped one of these a little while ago and wondered what it was.

[JoseC]

Thanks all for the comments.
Brian, are you 100 percent sure it is an overfly larva ?
This stuff has no feet :(
Jose

[LordV]

Thanks all for the comments.
Brian, are you 100 percent sure it is an overfly larva ?
This stuff has no feet :(
Jose

Yes- these ones look like transparent small slugs.
One below is a shot from last year.
Brian V.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/52/141345955_05e2fb5c94.jpg

[wuwujohn]

very interesting looking creature.