1. What Lives in Our Water?

2. Fish Minnow Bluegill

3. Amphibians Leopard Frog Tadpole Bull Frog and Green Grog

4. <> Amphibians – retains gills throughout life – loses its gills to live on land

5. Reptiles Newly hatched Snapping turtle Red-eared slider Adult Snapper

6. Reptiles – common in our area - non-venomous aggressive but non-venomous

7. None of the previous animals are used to indicate the quality of water in an area – they are nice to find, but are often the first to go if the water is not good.

8. Indicators of Water Quality Macroinvertebrates – without backbones, large enough to be seen Many of the macroinvertebrates are insect larvae that spend part of their life cycle as aquatic organisms (note the gills on the pictures)

9. The macroinvertebrates are divided into groups based on their tolerance of poor water conditions. Group 1 – indicators of good water quality. These have low tolerance of pollutants. Group 2 – indicators of fair water quality. These have moderate tolerance of pollutants. Group 3 – indicators of poor water quality. These have high tolerance of pollutants.

10. 1 Food for many fish

11. 1 Food for many fish

12. 1 Food for many fish – good bait too!

13. 1 Found in little cases of sand and sticks on the bottom of rocks.

14. 1 Found on the bottom of rocks.

15. 1 These are not the water striders that might also be found. Riffle Beetle adults

16. 2 Adults hold wings together when resting.

17. 2 Larvae are voracious predators – often catching fish and tadpoles! Adults hold wings parallel when resting.

18. 2 Might also find horsefly larvae – similar but larger! These are not giant mosquitoes! They are harmless and lousy flyers. Crane Fly larvae Crane Fly adult

19. 2 Beetle larvae

20. 2 Crustacean – shell on the outside.

21. 2 Crustacean – shell on the outside. Look like tiny shrimp

22. 2 Crustacean – related to the “roly-pollies” found under rocks on land.

23. 2

24. 3 Segmented worms – only some are blood suckers. Good bait too!

25. 3 This insect larva lives in the silt and is often called a “blood worm” due to its red color.

26. 3 This insect larva has a suction cup on one end to ancor it to rocks.

27. 1 3 – have gills and need water with higher oxygen levels – have lungs and breathe air - can live in polluted water