Water Holes

1. Water Holes Hieroglyphic Trail Superstition Mountains Desert Water Holes - Tinajas

2. Water Holes Hieroglyphic Trail Superstition Mountains Desert Water Holes - Tinajas

3. Water Holes Desert Water Holes - Tinajas Hieroglyphic Trail Flycatcher waiting for a meal.

4. Water Holes Desert Water Holes - Tinajas First Water Creek Superstition Mountains

5. Water Holes First Water Creek Bees + other arthropods take advantage of the available water. Desert Water Holes - Tinajas

6. Water Holes First Water Creek Algae forms the basis of the aquatic food chains. Desert Water Holes - Tinajas

7. Water Holes • Ostracods are: • known as “seed shrimp” • Around 1 millimeter in size • Able to swim • Drought resistant eggs • Parthenogenic reproduction Desert Water Holes - Tinajas

8. Water Holes • Fairy Shrimp • Are fresh water crustaceans known as Branchiopoda • Lay eggs that will survive drought for years and hatch in 30 hours • Swim”upsidedown”filtering organic matter or scraping algae Desert Water Holes - Tinajas

9. Water Holes • Triops • 1-2” crustaceans commonly called “tadpole shrimp” • Are living fossils that reach back 300 million years Water holes – Northern Arizona Waterpockets/ Kissing pools

10. Water Holes Desert Water Holes - Tinajas • Predaceous Beetles • Are water beetles with short, sharp mandibles that deliver digestive enzymes • Prey on insects + small fish • Larvae are commonly called “water tigers”

11. Water Holes Water holes – Northern Arizona Sinkholes and stock ponds

12. Water Holes Water holes – Northern Arizona Sinkholes and stock ponds

13. Water Holes Tiger Salamander Ambystomatigrinum Larvae and Adult Water holes – Northern Arizona Sinkholes/ and Stock Ponds

14. Water Holes Stock Pond Terrestrial Garter snake Thamnophiselegans North Kaibab Plateau Water holes – Northern Arizona Sinkholes/ and Stock Ponds

15. Water Holes Stock Pond Near Camp Verde Water holes – Northern Arizona Sinkholes/ and Stock Ponds

16. Water Holes Stock Pond What critters are these? Water holes – Northern Arizona Sinkholes/ and Stock Ponds