What type of animal is this?

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There was a leaking fire hydrant across a sidewalk. On the other side was a lake. The fire hydrant water was streaming across the sidewalk.

I saw it swimming in the sidewalk away from the side of the lake to the fire hydrant.

What is it? enter image description here

Could you give us some idea of scale, it's about 18 cm long on my computer screen, I'm sure that's not right. — Jiminy Cricket., Sep 04 '21 at 14:38
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score -3 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 04 '21 at 16:14

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Likely a dragonfly larva, but I don't know the specific type. They live in water and eat anything they catch like small fish.

answered Sep 04 '21 at 16:14

blacksmith37

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This is incorrect. It's a mole cricket – theforestecologist Sep 05 '21 at 14:48
They live in water ? – blacksmith37 Sep 06 '21 at 18:42
They do not. They live underground. Likely flooded out of its underground hole and seen seeking drier ground. (Alternatively, it could have already been aboveground and just gotten caught in the deluge). – theforestecologist Sep 06 '21 at 19:07
I must agree with you , but I made a close guess. – blacksmith37 Sep 06 '21 at 21:12
Second: This is not a dragon fly instar. – OliverFishCode Oct 27 '21 at 19:28

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