A firefly larva, Lampiridae:
Hydrachnidia in the swamp:
And finally, the vernal pool (off the Vernal Pool trail).
Some nice choreography, Mother Nature! Well played.
A classic Hollywood horror movie jump scare, while I was poking around in a vernal pool with the Laowa 24mm probe lens.
It gives out a thin beam of light, so you can only see a limited angle. Everything is totally, unnaturally still and quiet. See some movement out of the corner of my eye. Root around in nooks and crannies looking for what was scuttling, and suddenly come face to face with this impressive beast.
Once my heartbeat calmed down again, nothing but respect, well played.
EDIT: “That is the rear end of an aquatic isopod. Most likely family Asellidae. Maybe genus Caecidotea
a little wild 
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