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What Lives in or Near Our Water?

What Lives in or Near Our Water?. Fish. Shiners and chubs. Catfish. Bluegill. Amphibians. Tadpoles. L eopard Frog. Bull Frog. Amphibians. Mudpuppy – retains gills throughout life. Salamanders – Larvae have gills, legs. Reptiles. Red-eared slider. Adult Snapper. Reptiles.

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What Lives in or Near Our Water?

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  1. What Lives in or Near Our Water?

  2. Fish Shiners and chubs Catfish Bluegill

  3. Amphibians Tadpoles Leopard Frog Bull Frog

  4. Amphibians Mudpuppy – retains gills throughout life Salamanders – Larvae have gills, legs

  5. Reptiles Red-eared slider Adult Snapper

  6. Reptiles Queen Snake – common in our area - non-venomous Northern Water Snake – aggressive but non-venomous

  7. Birds Eastern Kingfisher Green Heron Red-winged Blackbird

  8. Mammals Mink Raccoon Muskrat Beaver

  9. None of the previous animals are used to indicate the quality of water in an area – they are nice to find, but are often the first to go if the water is not good.

  10. Indicators of Water Quality Macroinvertebrates – without backbones, large enough to be seen Many of the macroinvertebrates are insect larvae that spend part of their life cycle as aquatic organism.

  11. The macroinvertebrates are divided into groups based on their tolerance of poor water conditions. Group I– indicators of good water quality. These have low tolerance of pollutants. Group II– indicators of fair water quality. These have moderate tolerance of pollutants. Group III– indicators of poor water quality. These have high tolerance of pollutants and low oxygen levels.

  12. Cranefly larva

  13. Damselfly nymph

  14. Dragonfly nymph

  15. Mayfly nymph

  16. Stonefly nymph

  17. Amphipod (scud) Isopod (sow-bug)

  18. Aquatic worms Flatworm (planaria)

  19. Hellgrammite larva

  20. Leech Gilled snail

  21. Caddisfly larva

  22. Water penny larva Beetle larva

  23. 3 3 2 6 9 2 17 Good

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