The little thing is about 9" long and typically light brown. he sucker is very small at about a quarter inch diameter.  We live in the upper northeast part of the lower peninsula of Michigan, and the stream is land-locked by dams.  I don't think it is a sea lamprey. Is there a place I can identify this thing?  Give me an ID from the description or a web site I can go to.
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It would be really difficult to pinpoint exactly what type of creature this is. I would bring it to your local DNR for identification. I live in the UP and actually found something that sounds like you are referring to and the DNR identified it as a sub species of sea lamprey called a brook lamprey. Good luck!!!
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i do not know of another name for them but i know what you are talking about , i believe they are a member of the eel family , me and my dad caught them when I was a child , in eastern kentucky [, jackson], breathitt county hope you find the proper name for them , sorry I could not be of more help .
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It's impossible to identify the worm from that description.  There are a number of options.\n\nHowever, my best guess is that it is a horsehair worm.  Horsehair worms are rather fascinating creatures, possibly responsible for inspiring the film "Alien".  Adult worms live in water where they lay their eggs.  The eggs hatch into larvae, who make their way to an appropriate place to be eaten!  Once an insect (usually a grasshopper or a relative, such as cockroaches) eats them, they crawl out of it's digestive system and live in it's abdomen, growing every larger.  When they become adults, they secrete a chemical, causing the insect to get very thirsty.  It rushes to the nearest body of water, where the horsehair worm tears it's way out of the insects stomach and into the water, where it looks for another horsehair worm so it can start the whole process over again.
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It looks like a mutated mahi- mahi , but honestly I think it's fake- look at it, it looks plastic- the eyes are open but green and there isn't an actual eye ball. Don't you think if it was real form of ocean life that there would have been some sort of follow up info on the news? check google this is the only thing that comes up- this video. \nI think it's a hoax. \n\nThanks though- it's creepy I'll have night mares for a week.\n\nbut on another thought- There is this over all fascination with mermaids. yes, traditional pictures are pretty- and the though of having friendly,English speaking, magical allies is appealing- but I wonder if "mermaids" looked like this would they all end up in sold at exotic fish stores , or killed and packaged in tuna? ( " Now with mermaid meat!")
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Yes, what you saw were pelagic siphonophores. These are colonial animals. The Portuguese Man o War is the most widely known siphonophore.\nAmong the more important predators of midwater habitats in Monterey Bay and elsewhere are the members of the Subclass Siphonophorae.   Whether siphonophores are single individuals or colonies of well-integrated polymorphic hydroid and medusoid individuals is a matter of debate among specialists.  Some species are truly impressive organisms, forming delicate chains in excess of 100 feet long.  Many others are far more diminutive and inconspicuous.  All siphonophores are predators and typically spread a veil of nematocyst-laden tentacles for capturing unsuspecting prey.  Some of the "individuals" along the length of the stem provide tentacles for defense (dactylozooids) and food capture.  Depending on the type of siphonophore, others may function as swimming bells (nectophores), aid flotation (pneumatophore), provide additional defense (bracts), digest prey (gastrozooids), or serve for reproductive functions (gonozooids).  The central stem to which all these units are attached is hollow.  The gastrovascular cavity passes throughout the stem, and extends into the float (if present), swimming bells, tentacles, bracts, gastrozooids and gonozooids.  \n\n    A bewildering array of about 150 species inhabit the oceans.  Many present difficulties in identification, even for experts. \n\nHope that helps
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I think I saw a similar one. I live in Michigan near Lake Huron and thought it was a beaver crawling out of a tree, but found out it was a woodchuck -- I think someone else called it a groundhog. I searched Wikipedia for help.
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On the day before memorial day, I went to Ohio to visit with my relatives.  They had a pond across the street, so I went fishing for 4 hours that day.  It was a private pond and therefore is rarely fished.  That day, I caught 15 largemouth bass ranging from 7 inches to 17 inches.  Most only took seconds to reel in, but a few took about a minute. Definitely the best fishing I have yet to have.  The day before that, I went fishing with the local bass club president.  On a 6 inch ribbontail worm, I caught a huge crappie!  I don't fish  for crappie so I did not know how big it was.  Until my friend said that it was indeed a big a$$ crappie.  Usually crappie lures are rather small, and I was using a 6 inch worm so that should help you see how big it was.  I would say it was at least 12 inches long.
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check the pic for yourself and see\n\nhttp://www.absoluteanime.com/image.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.absoluteanime.com%2Fparanoia_agent%2Fslugger.jpg&w=128&h=128&title=Lil%27Slugger%20%28Paranoia%20Agent%29
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If you're worried about it being a brown recluse I can assure you that it is not. It looks like one of the hundreds of hundreds of types of house spiders.  I have no idea what specific type it is though. Can't help you on that.
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Start with Cali's state's dept. of natural resource's, or with Cali's dept. of marine wildlife. They should have a list of all the species of fish off the coast or in the marsh's. If that doesn't work, check with some Cali's universities. I live in Michigan, and when i need info about the Upper Peninsula i check with Michigan tech or northern Mich university. They both have huge college's of science. Both websites are undated periodically with information pertaining to environmental issues with Michigan and the upper peninsula. They also have different workshops that the general public can attend to learn about topics. Some are free and some have a small fee. Good luck! hope you find what you are looking for!
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i know for the white bass and large mouth and walleye if any!!! id for sure try a bullet blade (there called alot of different things... the ones i got were called Zonars) !!! ,,,  http://www.in-fisherman.com/reference/weekly_tip/IFD_tip_FreshwaterDrumA.jpg  ... in the picture its the lure on the top left looks just like the pic pretty much... i was just introduced to those this year by a random fisherman who was pulling them out left and right using one... and saw i was having no luck... i was using twisters.. rapalas.. live bait... all of the above.. and i finally ran over to the bait shop and picked up a few of these and nailed white bass and large mouth in the same spot i wasnt catching them B4..but the picture is what they look like not sure what there called in ur local bait shop.. but they were killer... Ive found out that white bass LOVE Silver!!!
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If it has no visible head (except darker mandibles) and no legs, it is a fly larva, most likely Brachycera, the most common sub order of flies (house flies, blow flies, etc.). It is difficult to determine the exact species, or even family for that matter without seeing it under a scope with a key. It is most likely some species of flesh fly or blow fly, their larvae tend to be very mobile, althought they typically dont travel very far, so the source of your maggot problem may be or possibly was not too long ago, just outside the area where they are coming in by. If they depleted their food resource, typically rotting flesh or dung, they will sometimescrawl away in search of more food....\n\nhope this helps!
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Its a Red-Headed Agama native of Africahttp://exoticpets.about.com/library/photogallery/blph_rept25.htm
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Yes, I have never used it but here is a site that I found with an inexpensive portable fish finder.  Most of the ones you'll see are 2-3 hundred dollars. This one is only 57 and some change.  Please let me know if you get this, and how it works.  Thanks and good luck!
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No monster in that lake....but a nice tourist attraction\n\nhttp://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/lesj/ness.htm
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More imformation would deffinently help. It is pretty much impossible to tell from the info you gave. What do you mean octagon spider? Does that refer to the web? Some helpful info would be the color, size, and shape of the spider, the shape, size, and location of the web, and where you found the spider (state, country, ect.). Any other information would also help. \n\nAnother thing to consider is that all spiders (other than a small, rare family) have venom. It is unlikely that they are very harmful, but again, I would need more information to say that for sure. Try a field guide (library is a good place to look) and see if you can find what kind it is, then research that one. If you want, post some more info here, and I will try to find it.
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Could be a lot of things. What do the flowers and leaves look like? Or can you ask your friend, maybe?\nCould be a forsythia, a kerria, a broom, a flanelbush, an oregongrape, a hypericum, or a rose. Or a lot of other things. Hopefully it's a flanelbush (fremontodendron).