Threats 1
What is the first thing that tries to eat Kerry?
A fish (or big spotted creature)
What does Kerry build to blend in?
A caddisfly case!
Name two things Kerry eats in her underwater life
Algae, periphyton, zooplankton, microbes
What type of water body does Kerry fall into when she hatches?
A stream
Where do caddisflies spend most of their lives?
In the water
What is an above-water threat to caddisflies?
Wildfires
Name something that tries to eat caddisflies above water
Birds, spiders, frogs
Why are trees and plants important for caddisflies?
Drop some leaves into the water, shade the water to make it cool, give Kerry a place to chill above water
Name another macroinvertabrate that lives in the stream
What does Kerry eat when she is above water?
Nectar
How do caddisflies build their cases?
Using silk and spit
Name two of the common materials caddisflies make their cases out of
Stones / sediment
leaf litter / woody debris
Name 3 specific organisms an algae bloom would impact
Caddisflies, any other macroinvertebrate, fish, birds, humans, amphibians, planktons, beavers, muskrats, marine mammals, etc.
What qualities does Kerry's stream have that allows her to survive?
Cool water, high oxygen, good water quality metrics
While doing this activity, humans throw fake macroinvertebrates into the water.
Fly Fishing / Fishing
Some of the caddisflies built their cases with _____, which made them more vulnerable to predators and the current.
Microplastics
How does ash from the fire hurt macroinvertebrates?
Blocks out the sun so plants/ food can't grow
What takes up oxygen from the stream when consuming dead algae?
Microbes
What do old sticks, dead zooplankton, and decaying leaf litter add to the stream?
Nutrients! Specifically Nitrogen
When Kerry is living underwater, she is in the ____ stage. When she is ready to live on land, she forms a ____ .
Larvae / larval stage; pupae
Name a aquatic macroinvertebrate that would eat Kerry
Damselfly larvae, dragonfly larvae, stonefly larvae, mayfly larvae, water skeeter, water spider
What happens to oxygen levels in a stream when there are way too many nutrients?
It goes down / gets depleted
Name a component of the healthy stream wheel
Good water quality, healthy soil, wildlife diversity, native plants and trees
What happens to algae / plants when nutrient levels in water increase
They grow!
Gunnison River, Tomichi Creek, any stream or river or creek with healthy water, possibly some ponds!