Dragonfly Larva (IMAGE)

Dartmouth College

Dragonfly Larva

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Before turning into adults, dragonfly larvae can be collected easily by citizen scientists and used as "biosentinels" to study mercury pollution.

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Dartmouth Toxic Metals Superfund Research Program.

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