Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Identification Key Mrs. Smith & Mrs.

Burns - 4th Grade 10/4/2010 Mill Creek Webster Park

Sensitive to Pollution
Notes: We also caught a fish that was about 3 long.

Stonefly 13+

Mayfly - 4

Somewhat Sensitive to Pollution

Riffle Beetle Larvae & Adult - 10

Damselfly - 1 Caddisfly- 5 Crayfish - 15

Cranefly Dragonfly - 7

Scud - 50 (swims on side)

Tolerant of Pollution

Blackfly - 1 Aquatic Worms 25+

Midge - 16 (red)

Isopods - 30 (walks on bottom)

Pouch Snail - 5 (left opening)

Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Identification Key Miss Ballou & Mrs. Coene Grade 4 10/6/2010 Mill Creek, Webster Park

Sensitive to Pollution

Stonefly 3`

Mayfly

Somewhat Sensitive to Pollution

Riffle Beetle Larvae & Adult - 27

Damselfly - 1 Caddisfly - 21 Crayfish - 4

Cranefly - 11 Dragonfly - 2

Scud - 46 (swims on side)

Tolerant of Pollution

Blackfly - 3 Aquatic Worms 47 +

Midge 9 (red)

Isopods - 62 (walks on bottom)

Pouch Snail (left opening)

Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Identification Key 4th Grade Mill Creek, Webster Park March 21, 2011 Sensitive to Pollution
Fish Eggs - 8

Stonefly - 11

Mayfly - 7

Somewhat Sensitive to Pollution

Riffle Beetle Larvae & Adult - 3

Damselfly - 1 Caddisfly - 15 Crayfish - 1

Cranefly - 10 Dragonfly - 4

Scud - 27 (swims on side)

Tolerant of Pollution

Blackfly - 5 Aquatic Worms - 31

Midge - 7 (red)

Isopods - 59 (walks on bottom)

Pouch Snail (left opening)

Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Identification Key 4th Grade Field Trip to Mill Creek June 13, 2011
Sensitive to Pollution

Stonefly - 64

Mayfly - 4

Somewhat Sensitive to Pollution

Riffle Beetle Larvae & Adult 23

Damselfly - 5 Caddisfly - 18 Crayfish - 4

Cranefly - 8 Dragonfly - 3

Scud - 94 (swims on side)

Tolerant of Pollution
Pouch Snail (left opening)

Aquatic Worms too - 9 Blackfly many to count

Midge - 5 (red)

Isopods - 35 (walks on bottom)