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

 

Euglena

Rotifers Waterbear (tardigrade)

Nematode Planarian

cyclops water shrimpwater flea (Daphnia)

Algae and Other Microorganisms

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

Desmids (green)Spirogyra (green)

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