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| Incomplete life cycle - 4 |
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damselfly
dragonfly
leech
water strider
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| eggs inserted into tissues of plants growing near water |
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| adult stage: after several days without feeding, climb out of water and shed skin |
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| diet: zooplankton, mayflies, damselflies, any prey that can be eaten |
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| predators:game fish, predaceous water insects |
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| preferred habitat:still waters, ponds, lakes, streams, and rivers |
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damselfly:
preferred habitat |
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| movement and breathing: weak swimmers, wave abdomen side to side, closed system, spread gills, diffusion across skin |
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damselfly:
movement and breathing |
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| water indicator quality 2 (3 species) |
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damselfly
dragonfly
water strider:
Water Indicator Quality |
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| eggs deposited on leaves/stems underwater; sometimes in shallow water |
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| larvae/nymph stage: nymph hatches and molts 12 times |
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dragonfly:
larvae/nymph stage |
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| adult stage: last molt occurs with the head out of water; adult flies away |
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| diet: insects and larvae, dragonfly nymphs, worms, small crustaceans; hunts movement and will stalk prey |
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| predators: gamegish, frogs, birds, beetles, dragonflies |
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| preferred habitat: ponds, marshes, lake edges, shallow streams, slow moving water |
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dragonfly:
preferred habitat |
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| movement and breathing: climb and crawl on bottom; some burrow; can propel by sending water out their rear (rectal chamber) |
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dragonfly:
movement and breathing |
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| eggs deposited individually or in rafts in water or on land that will be flooded |
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| larvae/nymph stage: larvae live in water and shed 4 times (4-14 days) |
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mosquito:
larvae/nymph stage |
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| pupa stage: sealed cocoon fixed to an object |
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| diet: collectors-filterers: algae, bacteria, fungi, and protozoa; some feed on mosquito larvae |
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| preferred habitat: still water |
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mosquito:
preferred habitat |
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| movement and breathing: both larvae and pupae swim by bending the body; siphons and resp. horns collect air from water |
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mosquito:
movement and breathing |
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| eggs: ring-like cocoon around eggs on stream bottom, or carried in sac on underside of female |
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| larvae/nymph stage: young hatch and feed on female's mucus |
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| diet: through suckers, scavenge/prey on insects, mollucks, and worms; blood suckers to fish, amphibians, reptiles and water fowl |
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| predators: fish, predaceous water insects |
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| preferred habitat: bottom dweller among rocks and leaves; attach to animals; prefer stagnant water |
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| movement and breathing: suckers, slide, swim; open breathing system, breathe through skin; will move in waves to increase oxygen |
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leech:
movement and breathing |
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| water quality indicator 3 (1) |
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leech:
water quality indicator |
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| egg deposit: loose, underwater, attached to solid objects |
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water strider:
egg deposit |
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| adult stage: repeat cycle over winter |
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water strider:
adult stage |
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| diet: land/aquatic plants (both living and dead) |
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| predators: gamefish, predaceous water insects |
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| movement and breathing: skate on surface; spiracles (openings) on side of body; will trap air in hairs to breathe while diving |
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water strider:
movement and breathing |
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| egg deposit: egg cases deposited in June, carried by female |
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fishing spider:
egg deposit |
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| larvae/nymph stage: 1000 young hatch and are guarded by female in the nursery web |
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fishing spider:
larvae/nymph stage |
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| adult stage: hibernate as immature adults under stones, in trees and human structures |
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fishing spider:
adult stage |
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| preferred habitat: usually wooded areas, some near water, some far |
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fishing spider:
preferred habitat |
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| movement and breathing: walk on surface of water, more accurately a tree dweller |
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fishing spider:
movement and breathing |
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| diet:small fishes and aquatic insects |
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