AQUATIC MACROINVERTEBRATES ADULTS and Presented by Don Huggins
AQUATIC MACROINVERTEBRATES ADULTS and Presented by: Don Huggins & Lee. Ann Bennett Kansas Biological Survey IMMATURES KU Environmental Science Academy Kansas Geological Survey & KU Talent Search Schlagle Library and Environmental Learning Center Saturday January 24, 2009
COLEOPTERA: BEETLES whirligig beetle larva riffle beetle larvae Dytiscid beetle larva adult riffle beetles whirligig beetle adult Dytiscid beetle adult
COLEOPTERA LIFECYCLE beetle pupae
EPHEMEROPTERA: MAYFLIES adult mayfly adult naiad (larva) naiad
EPHEMEROPTERA LIFECYCLE
DIPTERA: TRUE FLIES blackfly pupa blackfly larvae adult blackfly cranefly pupa cranefly larva adult cranefly adult mosquito larva mosquito pupa
DIPTERA LIFECYCLE
BIVALVIA: MUSSELS & CLAMS Asiatic clam mussel fingernail clam larval clams mussel larvae mussel
BIVALVIA LIFECYCLE Lifecycle of Unionidae and Margaritiferidae bivalves
HEMIPTERA: TRUE BUGS adult Belostomatidae larvae larval Corixidae adult Corixidae water strider adult water scorpion adult toad bug
GASTROPODA: SNAILS & LIMPETS snail larvae snail eggs limpets snail eggs
OLIGOCHAETA: AQUATIC WORMS Larvae resemble the adults. Pristina sp.
LEPIDOPTERA: MOTHS & BUTTERFLIES adult moth larva pupae adult moth larva
LEPIDOPTERA LIFECYCLE adult larvae pupa
AMPHIPODA: SCUDS, SIDESWIMMERS Larvae resemble the adults.
ODONATA: DRAGONFLIES & DAMSELFLIES Dragonfly naiads dragonfly adult emerging from old skin adult damselfly naiad damselfly adult
DECAPODA: CRAYFISH & SHRIMPS crayfish adult female with eggs freshwater shrimp adult crayfish larval crayfish shrimp juvenile crayfish
NEUROPTERA: SPONGILLA-FLIES larva adults larva
MEGALOPTERA: DOBSONFLIES & ALDERFLIES Female alderfly with eggs. Dobsonfly adult alderfly Dobsonfly larva alderfly larva adult Dobsonfly adult
HIRUDINEA: LEECHES brooding female adults Adult with young. adult Female with young.
ISOPODA: SOWBUGS, PILLBUGS Larvae resemble the adults.
TRICHOPTERA: CADDISFLIES adult caddisfly adult larva adult Larva with case. pupa larva Larva of Helicopsyche sp. pupa
TRICHOPTERA LIFECYCLE
PLECOPTERA: STONEFLIES naiad with wingpads adult naiad with wing pads adult naiad with wingpads
PLECOPTERA LIFECYCLE
COLLEMBOLA: SPRINGTAILS Larvae resemble the adults.
TURBELLARIA: FLATWORMS Larvae resemble the adults.
HYDRACARINA: WATER MITES adult water mites
HYDRACARINA: WATER MITES Larval mites on adult water boatman. Larval mites on adult damselfly. Larval mites on adult dragonfly.
HYDRACARINA LIFECYCLE
NEMATOMORPHA: HORSEHAIR WORMS
BRANCHIOBDELLIDA: CRAYFISH PARASITES Branchiobdellids on crayfish claw. branchiobdellids Crayfish with attached branchiobdellids.
THAT’S ALL FOLKS!!!
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