| Insect with long, narrow abdomen, six legs, large eyes and four wings; invertebrate animal
Adults: near water; nymphs: bottom of streams and ponds or on aquatic plants
Adults prey on small flying insects, including mosquitos and black flies. Nymphs prey on mosquito larvae, snails, tadpoles, and small fish.
Adults eaten by flycatchers, fish, and swallows; dippers feed on nymphs.
Adults catch mosquitos in the air with their basketlike legs and eat their prey "on the wing."
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