Pond Identification

Pond Identification Sheet

Insects & Arthropods

Caddisfly larvae

 

dragonfly nymphdiving beetle diving beetle larvae

mayfly nymphwater boatman

 

water cricketwater scorpion whirlygig beetle


Protozoans and Small Animals

 

pondeuglenaEuglena

pond

pond

pond

rotiferrotiferRotifers waterbearWaterbear (tardigrade)

nematodeNematode flatwormPlanarian

cyclopscyclops shrimpwater shrimpwaterfleawater flea (Daphnia)

Algae and Other Microorganisms

Volvox (green)Haematococcus (red colored)dinoflagellate (red, green, some multicolored)

Desmids (green)spirogyraSpirogyra (green)

Anything green and stringy can be classified as an algae!!!