Balch Creek Specific
Morphology
Characteristics
Tolerance
Mystery Macros
100
not likely to find this Stonefly at Balch Creek (and if you did you would confirm with Dr Pete)
What is Little Green
100
Has gills on thorax, not always apparent
What is a stonefly?
100
A macro that looks like a bowling pin.
What is a blackfly?
100
The 3 groups we use to explain the tolerance of a macro.
What are sensitive, somewhat tolerant/sensitive, and tolerant?
100
A crayfish, like crabs and lobsters, are these.
What are crustaceans?
200
It is green, sensitive, has lots of gills and a fuzzy tail
What is a Net-spinner?
200
This macro has 2-3 tails and gills on abdomen. It is somewhat sensitive to pollution.
What is a mayfly?
200
Build a "shell" out of surroundings
What is a (case-maker) caddisfly?
200
Sensitive insect, 2-3 tails
What is a mayfly?
200
Water Boatmen: a) are tolerant. b) do not bite people. c) do not swim with their back legs.
What is a) are tolerant?
300
Small red and does a wiggly swimming motion
What is a Dr. Pete?
300
Has "paddles" on tails
What is a damselfly?
300
Lunged/pouch snails (compared to gilled snails, think sensitivity)
What are pollution tolerance and/or lungs?
300
Order Coleoptera is this: a) sensitive b) somewhat tolerant c) tolerant
What is a) sensitive?
300
Both leeches and aquatic earthworms are these
What are worms?
400
Leech has two, rear one is bigger.
What is a sucker?
400
Uses leg-like spines as legs, but actually only has 6 legs due to DNA.
What is a dobsonfly?
400
The less tolerant snail
What is a right-footed snail?
400
Number of walking legs on a scud
Why are you still studying macros?
500
Has internal gills
What is a dragonfly?
500
Very important because they purify the water by filter-feeding
What are clams and mussels and/or what is Class Bivalvia?
500
This macro is less tolerant than others in its class, Diptera
What is a cranefly?
500
The difference between a dobsonfly and an alderfly
What are pointy tails and/or more tolerance to pollution?
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