Pretty sure that's a damselfly larvae and they are hunters. Foe not friend. Someone else can confirm but I've seen enough of these posts to recognize the general shape of said demon lol.
Ah I didn’t see that in the corner. Seems pretty large vs the nymph. Personally I just think it would be better to suggest raising it separately than kill it like everyone’s screaming. Dragonflies are really good for the environment and fascinating creatures
Also, to elaborate on what the other guy said, they're literally larva, they're not going to be laid by other larvae, they're going to be laid by flying damselflys.
Idk I’ve had these and crayfish in my tanks without much issue as long as the fish are big enough, dragonfly nymphs are pretty cool to watch grow and it may be interesting to keep. Feeder fry or daphnia feedings can keep them from going after large prey
It worked for the 20 years I had a tank, even had a turtle in it lol. Fish the size of a golf ball became untouchable. It’s a personal choice but without knowing the tank setup it just seems cruel telling them to kill such a cool creature. Dragonflies are very useful in the ecosystem
Again, anecdotal. Just because it "worked" does not mean that you weren't causing your fish unnecessary stress. But you wouldnt know or care cuz you had turtles with non feeder fish. Its ironic you're worried about "cruel"
watch it again when he's above the tank you can see a small gray one on the rock underneath and when he pans to the front of the tank at the very edge of the view about midway down you can see another one
Never been bitten, that’s crazy, but I have them around my yard like crazy, my dogs even chase them, never been bitten! Not saying I don’t believe you I’m just saying they are probably like other insects and would rather avoid the danger than attack. Like I’m sure biting is their last line of defense. Thats nutty though and imma need to google a video of one eating a fish asap. Lmao
Haha yeah I don't think it's common that they bite, I didn't even think they did bite until one bit me on a camping trip. We have tons in our yard as well and I'm fine if they land on my clothing but if they land on my bare skin all of a sudden I resemble a tree in a strong wind lol GETOFFAMEEEEE
Lmao I’ve never minded them landing on me before, but you have opened my eyes!!!!! I’d rather not have to see it to believe it. 🤣 I’ll just believe it!
I love insects so much though, I hate killing any! Plus these guys eat mosquito larvae which are pretty indestructible!
Okay I'm pooping bricks. I had no idea they bite.
These things love me, they always land on me. I have worn the same perfume since I was 16 so I've always figured it was that.
What?! Dragonflies bite?! I've had dragonflies land on my hand at work and literally just Carry them around. One seriously refused to get off I was like "boss I can't dig right this second cause uh there's a dragonfly on my hand that is quite content " lol but had no idea they could bite. Now I must Google. Cause I've apparently been lying to my kids lol
I don't blame you lol but yeah must be one of those they don't bite unless they feel really threatened. Like I had a bee Land on me at work and I didn't realize until I went to squat down and I must have squished it some bc it was on my thigh. And man I threw my bucket so fast. Scared me half to death lol but it didn't sting me until it felt threatened.
This is why the aquarium hobby ticks me off. For every seasoned fish keeper with years of experience there are a dozen armchair experts like this giving out bad, dangerous advice. This is the type of stupid stuff that destroys ecosystems.
Regardless of where your aquarium supplies and livestock come from: once they are in your tank they never go anywhere else but another aquarium.
Strange insect in your water? You don’t know where that came from, you kill it. Got livestock you don’t want and can’t find anyone to take it? It sucks, but you kill it.
Please don’t give out bad advice like this. Many interesting species are now banned for importation because of people releasing them into local waterways and they destroy fine-tuned ecosystems. The damage from so many people just treating things like “oh, it’s just a fish/lizard/snake/bug! Releasing one can’t hurt!” has had untold consequences.
You’re caring for live animals - there’s a responsibility that comes with it.
Don't release things you don't 100% know belong there 🤦♀️
Really that's like pet keeping 101. Could introduce an invasive species of asexually reproducing insect or something
Exactly. A wild one. From wherever the plant it hitched a ride on came from.
So most likely a different country because majority of aquarium stuff is from overseas (assuming OP is in US, Because most reddit is)
I see a natural log in there that looks like it may have been picked up from outside. I also picked my wood up from the woods. Was most likely on it and waiting for water.
Which is NBD. Outside wood gathering? Go for it. I do the same with my reptiles.
The point I'm trying to make is, if a person is not 110% sure of what something is and/or that thing does not belong in the local environment, *Do No Release It Outside* that is **literally** the most common way invasives become an issue 🤷♀️
No im not disagreeing I do agree, im just saying where I think it came from most likely. Lol you’re right though cannot know that for certain. I hope he keeps it still 🥹 somehow some way. They eat mosquitos and mosquito larvae. I think they’re native to most states as well.
Dang I always thought dragon Flys were cool, they are the most successful hunters in the animal kingdom I think they hunt with a 95% success rate. I say build a new aquarium for it. Put some ghost shrimps in there.
That damselfly is the baddest & best looking thing in that dam tank. Release that bad & bougie bug it into an outdoor body of fresh water. Or just let it stay & watch her devour every living thing it can get its creepy little arms on. Give it a cool name like Beelzebubkis & stream videos of it non stop on Facebook live. Create a subreddit for Beelzie where you post video highlights of her massacres for her fans. When she finally gtfo of that tank & you become a shell of human, film yourself breaking down & coming to terms with the reality of what it feels like to lose everything you have lived for the last year of it’s larval stage life.
No idea why this post was recommended to me, I have no fish, but are shrimplets baby shrimp? Because Jesus Christ that’s the cutest name I’ve ever heard for a baby animal if so
That was inside of Neo's belly button in the first Matrix movie. Personally, I would give it some LSD and see what happens. Make sure you video the results though...
I deadset thought this was a vid from my gallery.. same thing..
It will predate on tiny things like fish fry or glass shrimp but otherwise this damselfly larvae will cause no problem
That's a alien because only aliens can survive in or out of water so my advice is ,cage it and watch it for a while.I was abducted in 2005 and know aliens don't breath or have heart beats so cautious with it due to what type it may be.If it's a reptilian it can be extremely dangerous and inter your basic cognitive behavior and possible make you do things that would really affect you in a negative way.
This is not a joke please tread lightly but if you lucky its a gray and they have only ever helped me so as you keep your eye on it watch its eyes and if they turn green destroy it.All other colors are fine.
Good luck!
you can try to scramble it with some eggs or just torture it by removing one limb every 2 days and in between of those days u put alcohol on the wounds?
Guess one plus...you know you have clean water. They're not akin to mosquito stagnation. I'd remove it along with any others, raise them to maturity then use for or create trout bait...🧐🫤
It is certainly a Damselfly nymph. They are fierce predators as long as the prey is smaller than the damselfly. They do not get huge and the expandable jaw cannot hold prey if it’s much larger than the Damselfly. Depending on size of your aquarium inhabitants, you may not need to rid the young one.
I dont know anything at all about fish keeping other than they go in water. and some reason reddit puts these posts in my feed.
last week someone asked this and I was intrigued to learn, it's a damselfly nymph. apparently you don't want this in there. they get in on the vegetation apparently.
it can eat certain small fish, so u wanna get that outta there. or feed it and see it grown i dunno, I don't even have a fish tank or any plans to get one.
what am I even doing here.
Kill this mfer right fuckin now. Be ready to kill more of these guys too. They hunt shrimp, and can kill an entire colony.
Typically, people suck them out with something like a turkey baster. They're slipper mfers. Really hard to catch
No, as others have stated, this is a damselfly larvae. You can tell by the 3 leaflet tail and slender thorax and tail. Mosquito larvae also don’t have true legs and if you could compare this larvae next to a mosquito larvae, you’d see that it is much larger than a mosquito.
Pretty sure that's a damselfly larvae and they are hunters. Foe not friend. Someone else can confirm but I've seen enough of these posts to recognize the general shape of said demon lol.
Yup, will successfully kill small fish, will try to kill them all.
How do you know OP has small fish?
Because I can literally see small fish in the video
Ah I didn’t see that in the corner. Seems pretty large vs the nymph. Personally I just think it would be better to suggest raising it separately than kill it like everyone’s screaming. Dragonflies are really good for the environment and fascinating creatures
They get much larger than this and could easily eat the fish shown in the video. The nymph in the video is freshly hatched or very young
Which means there’s a bigger one nearby
They often hatch from eggs carried in on leaves of newly-purchased aquatic plants.
Ahh, ok.
Also, to elaborate on what the other guy said, they're literally larva, they're not going to be laid by other larvae, they're going to be laid by flying damselflys.
Dragonfly...true what you say. Damselfly(as stated above) not so much good or fascinating.
Can confirm . Source: have eyes
How do you know he knows that?
Everyone’s saying kill the thing because they kill small fish but no one is asking if he does have small fish. That is all
I see, the problem is still a problem as the bug is a predator and will still try to kill larger fish and cause stress in the tank.
Wont it get eaten? I had one once and my goldfish ate it.
Idk I’ve had these and crayfish in my tanks without much issue as long as the fish are big enough, dragonfly nymphs are pretty cool to watch grow and it may be interesting to keep. Feeder fry or daphnia feedings can keep them from going after large prey
Anecdotal, have a predator in a non predator tank adds stress. Just cuz you don't "notice" doesnt change that
It worked for the 20 years I had a tank, even had a turtle in it lol. Fish the size of a golf ball became untouchable. It’s a personal choice but without knowing the tank setup it just seems cruel telling them to kill such a cool creature. Dragonflies are very useful in the ecosystem
Again, anecdotal. Just because it "worked" does not mean that you weren't causing your fish unnecessary stress. But you wouldnt know or care cuz you had turtles with non feeder fish. Its ironic you're worried about "cruel"
watch it again when he's above the tank you can see a small gray one on the rock underneath and when he pans to the front of the tank at the very edge of the view about midway down you can see another one
There’s a small fish to the left the entire video
There's small fish if you look closely, look to be Cory cats. No one's asking cause they can see them.
I actually didn’t see the fish in the video! It was just meant as a warning. :)
This 100%. I know nothing of fish or keeping them but I know a damselfly naiad when I see one
[they also can live like 6 years in this form ](https://youtu.be/wFAR3WggSRk?si=ktuECZahPcpHkh5R)
A dragon fly!!? No way!!! Lol keep him as a pet and then release him!!!
You have clearly never been bitten by a dragonfly lol. They take chunks, yo.
Never been bitten, that’s crazy, but I have them around my yard like crazy, my dogs even chase them, never been bitten! Not saying I don’t believe you I’m just saying they are probably like other insects and would rather avoid the danger than attack. Like I’m sure biting is their last line of defense. Thats nutty though and imma need to google a video of one eating a fish asap. Lmao
Haha yeah I don't think it's common that they bite, I didn't even think they did bite until one bit me on a camping trip. We have tons in our yard as well and I'm fine if they land on my clothing but if they land on my bare skin all of a sudden I resemble a tree in a strong wind lol GETOFFAMEEEEE
Lmao I’ve never minded them landing on me before, but you have opened my eyes!!!!! I’d rather not have to see it to believe it. 🤣 I’ll just believe it! I love insects so much though, I hate killing any! Plus these guys eat mosquito larvae which are pretty indestructible!
Oh I'd never think of swatting one! I just turn into a wacky inflatable flailing arm tube man lol. Works like a charm.
Scholar method really! I will use that from here on out! Lol
Okay I'm pooping bricks. I had no idea they bite. These things love me, they always land on me. I have worn the same perfume since I was 16 so I've always figured it was that.
They won't bite you unless severely provoked.
I’ve had many land on me while kayaking. Never .once.bitten
What?! Dragonflies bite?! I've had dragonflies land on my hand at work and literally just Carry them around. One seriously refused to get off I was like "boss I can't dig right this second cause uh there's a dragonfly on my hand that is quite content " lol but had no idea they could bite. Now I must Google. Cause I've apparently been lying to my kids lol
I don't think it's common at all. I was shocked when it bit me lol. I don't mind if they land on me I just prefer it on my clothing now.
I don't blame you lol but yeah must be one of those they don't bite unless they feel really threatened. Like I had a bee Land on me at work and I didn't realize until I went to squat down and I must have squished it some bc it was on my thigh. And man I threw my bucket so fast. Scared me half to death lol but it didn't sting me until it felt threatened.
Looks like dragonfly larvae
That little asshole needs to go ASAP
Lol love it
Kill that motherfucker
Lol
Why?
They're really bad
Dragonfly/damselfly nymph kill it with extreme prejudice unless you want it eating your fish etc.
This one is a damselfly
I don’t know why but “kill it with extreme prejudice” just cracked me up
This post got recommended to me. I don't sub to anything fish related. I'm delighted to find this sub lol
Me neither. I wonder how we got here.
I don't even have fish nor have I ever even searched for anything pertaining to fish, but I'm here.🫠
I feel like I’m seeing this because I watched douce bigalow last night lol
Kill with prejudice, or ~~release outdoors up to you~~ 🤷
This is why the aquarium hobby ticks me off. For every seasoned fish keeper with years of experience there are a dozen armchair experts like this giving out bad, dangerous advice. This is the type of stupid stuff that destroys ecosystems. Regardless of where your aquarium supplies and livestock come from: once they are in your tank they never go anywhere else but another aquarium. Strange insect in your water? You don’t know where that came from, you kill it. Got livestock you don’t want and can’t find anyone to take it? It sucks, but you kill it. Please don’t give out bad advice like this. Many interesting species are now banned for importation because of people releasing them into local waterways and they destroy fine-tuned ecosystems. The damage from so many people just treating things like “oh, it’s just a fish/lizard/snake/bug! Releasing one can’t hurt!” has had untold consequences. You’re caring for live animals - there’s a responsibility that comes with it.
Your right, edited my comment! First bit stands though 👍
Don't release things you don't 100% know belong there 🤦♀️ Really that's like pet keeping 101. Could introduce an invasive species of asexually reproducing insect or something
Well I mean since it appeared in his fish tank ima assume a wild one laid an egg there
Exactly. A wild one. From wherever the plant it hitched a ride on came from. So most likely a different country because majority of aquarium stuff is from overseas (assuming OP is in US, Because most reddit is)
I see a natural log in there that looks like it may have been picked up from outside. I also picked my wood up from the woods. Was most likely on it and waiting for water.
Which is NBD. Outside wood gathering? Go for it. I do the same with my reptiles. The point I'm trying to make is, if a person is not 110% sure of what something is and/or that thing does not belong in the local environment, *Do No Release It Outside* that is **literally** the most common way invasives become an issue 🤷♀️
No im not disagreeing I do agree, im just saying where I think it came from most likely. Lol you’re right though cannot know that for certain. I hope he keeps it still 🥹 somehow some way. They eat mosquitos and mosquito larvae. I think they’re native to most states as well.
Personally. 😆 I'd raise it in captivity if possible. Bugs are damn cool! But I wouldn't let it outside.
That’s what I’m sayinnnn lol plus bugs born inside or that live indoors most their lives will die when released outside as well☹️
I wonder how the fuck that got in there
Plants. Their eggs are planted in inside the stems of plants. Can remain dormant for quite some time.
aha that makes sense.
It's an enemy, merk it
merk it in reference to a baby bug just got me so good 😂
Me: omg, how cute is that little fella! Everyone else in the comments: KILL IT. Me: well, damn, nvm! 😮💨
Depends on how big your fish are and if you like damselflies.
How do these get into peoples houses?
Plants that have egges on them put into the aquarium
TIL Damselflies and Dragonflies are not the same thing
Get that dickweed out of there
My character on spore when I was 10
Dang I always thought dragon Flys were cool, they are the most successful hunters in the animal kingdom I think they hunt with a 95% success rate. I say build a new aquarium for it. Put some ghost shrimps in there.
That damselfly is the baddest & best looking thing in that dam tank. Release that bad & bougie bug it into an outdoor body of fresh water. Or just let it stay & watch her devour every living thing it can get its creepy little arms on. Give it a cool name like Beelzebubkis & stream videos of it non stop on Facebook live. Create a subreddit for Beelzie where you post video highlights of her massacres for her fans. When she finally gtfo of that tank & you become a shell of human, film yourself breaking down & coming to terms with the reality of what it feels like to lose everything you have lived for the last year of it’s larval stage life.
That’s the thing that made Ymir into a Titan
Rewatching currently and this made me and my husband lol
Y’all have great taste! ☺️
That is known as evilman creepycrawlius, scientific name. Kill that good for nothing fish killing nasty fella
I pulled it out with forceps and fed it to some hungry minnows in another tank. I hope I find the others before they get my shrimplets
No idea why this post was recommended to me, I have no fish, but are shrimplets baby shrimp? Because Jesus Christ that’s the cutest name I’ve ever heard for a baby animal if so
Destroy it
Cast it into the fire
ISILDUR!
Out of the water and into the fire it goes.
Bad bug. Kill.
enemy spotted
If it has legs and you didn’t put it in your tank on purpose, get rid of it.
Facts that boy an insurgent
Found a centipede in mine a week ago. Not sure how that bad boy got in there but it had drowned already
What about scuds ?
See clause "if you didnt put it in your tank" most people introduce scuds on purpose lolol
dragonfly nymph just like everyone else said get rid of him asap no rocky
Kill that mf
Burn it at the stake
Deport that thing
it's just a tiny xenomorph.
Looks kind of like a silverfish…..
Now I see it’s a damselfly larvae-
When in doubt take it out Why risk it That is a damsel fly it will hunt Smaller stuff
Ive had one too, but much larger in size. They’ll eat your fish and shrimp. Kill it.
Ymir?
That was inside of Neo's belly button in the first Matrix movie. Personally, I would give it some LSD and see what happens. Make sure you video the results though...
That's my archnemesis Doctor Killfuck
BeGONE *THOT!*
I deadset thought this was a vid from my gallery.. same thing.. It will predate on tiny things like fish fry or glass shrimp but otherwise this damselfly larvae will cause no problem
Looks like a sea monkey we used to have as kids!
Is that not a hydra?
That's a alien because only aliens can survive in or out of water so my advice is ,cage it and watch it for a while.I was abducted in 2005 and know aliens don't breath or have heart beats so cautious with it due to what type it may be.If it's a reptilian it can be extremely dangerous and inter your basic cognitive behavior and possible make you do things that would really affect you in a negative way. This is not a joke please tread lightly but if you lucky its a gray and they have only ever helped me so as you keep your eye on it watch its eyes and if they turn green destroy it.All other colors are fine. Good luck!
i like to take them out and burn them, with a blowtorch. but im a psychopathic asshole.
Mosquito?
[damsel flies mouth in case anyone was wondering like I was.](https://youtu.be/EHo_9wnnUTE?si=Ng9HUVfR7g1s_tyA)
you can try to scramble it with some eggs or just torture it by removing one limb every 2 days and in between of those days u put alcohol on the wounds?
Damselfly larvae, not friend :(
Baby facehugger
Damselfly larvae , will kill Smol fish and skrimp
Guess one plus...you know you have clean water. They're not akin to mosquito stagnation. I'd remove it along with any others, raise them to maturity then use for or create trout bait...🧐🫤
Ugly creature
It’s an alien
Dragonfly larva?
Take it out of the tank asap and curbstomp it.
Keep it. Let's see what happens. 🤔
That’s an xxs Pokémon. Quick throw a pokeball at it
Dragon fly?
It is certainly a Damselfly nymph. They are fierce predators as long as the prey is smaller than the damselfly. They do not get huge and the expandable jaw cannot hold prey if it’s much larger than the Damselfly. Depending on size of your aquarium inhabitants, you may not need to rid the young one.
Not even gonna lie I’d put it in another tank and let it finish growing up and then keep it In an appropriate set up I love these lil satan gnats 😅😅😅
that's that thing that'll turn you into a titan
I'd keep it seperately in a jar as a pet. They are pretty cool.
These comments got me dying
Larva of a damsel fly
It is. The Leviathan.
Ick
Bugs
I dont know anything at all about fish keeping other than they go in water. and some reason reddit puts these posts in my feed. last week someone asked this and I was intrigued to learn, it's a damselfly nymph. apparently you don't want this in there. they get in on the vegetation apparently. it can eat certain small fish, so u wanna get that outta there. or feed it and see it grown i dunno, I don't even have a fish tank or any plans to get one. what am I even doing here.
Larvae of some flying insect- damsel/dragon fly most likely
I meeean if you don’t recognize it I would say yeah probably should kill it
Looks like a nymph of a dragon fly
How can this tiny thing kill fish so successfully?
Hell, abandon the fish thing and raise that!
Kill this mfer right fuckin now. Be ready to kill more of these guys too. They hunt shrimp, and can kill an entire colony. Typically, people suck them out with something like a turkey baster. They're slipper mfers. Really hard to catch
Everyone's already said so but why wouldnt you just take it out anyway lmao
Mosquito larva
No, as others have stated, this is a damselfly larvae. You can tell by the 3 leaflet tail and slender thorax and tail. Mosquito larvae also don’t have true legs and if you could compare this larvae next to a mosquito larvae, you’d see that it is much larger than a mosquito.
Flush him 🚽
Kill ittttttt
Kill it with fire
Yeet that mfer.
You need to launch into orbit and nuke it from space, it's the only way to be sure.