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#1 Offline Kevin - Posted August 19 2016 - 1:56 PM

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Hey guys,

I found this giant grasshopper laying in a candle, looked dead but when I touched it it hopped like 10 feet away, and I quickly grabbed to to feed to my fire belly toads. Turns out it was a little too big, and they didn't end up eating it. A week goes by, and its rotting in the water. I go to pick it out but when I did there were these little squirmy things on it, so I put it in a cup and added water. Look to be around 20 of them, and I figured it was some kind of parasite that came from either the grasshopper or previous foods from my frogs poop  :(

All I know now is that there are parasites ready to eat my frog's brains out swimming around in my tank. Any one care to ID these suckers?
 
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Oh yeah, and found in south jersey, lol.


BTW, just in case if they were some kind of virus I put them on the burning hot driveway and torched em lol.

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#2 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted August 19 2016 - 2:36 PM

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I've definitely heard about these. The nematodes manipulate the cricket/grasshopper into drowning itself so that they can continue their life-cycle in the water.

 

https://en.wikipedia...rdodes_tellinii


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#3 Offline Kevin - Posted August 19 2016 - 3:38 PM

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ew, that's a little gross. So they arent harmfull to anything else right?


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#4 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted August 19 2016 - 5:40 PM

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ew, that's a little gross. So they arent harmfull to anything else right?

 

It doesn't look that way.

 

Wait, I didn't see the picture when I made that post. Those look like something else!


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If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.

 

Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

 

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#5 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted August 19 2016 - 6:08 PM

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Kinda like insect larvae? Is it possible something just hatched in there and has been feeding on the cricket?


If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.

 

Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

 

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#6 Offline Kevin - Posted August 19 2016 - 6:21 PM

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huh, I wonder what it was... well most of it is out of the tank, but there's still a few worms left. Probably time to clean the tank anyway.


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