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Mrs.Cramer’s Leap Class. Akron Elementary. Total Macroinvertibrates.
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Mrs.Cramer’s Leap Class Akron Elementary
Total Macroinvertibrates • In Mrs.Cramer’s LEAP class we found 121 macroinvertebrates in all at the Roland Park in Akron, PA. The macroinvertebrates we found are: snails, water spiders, leech eggs, water fleas, bristle worms, damsle fly nymphs, caddis flies, mosquito larvae, may fly nymphs, scuds, midge larvae, water mites, dragon fly nymphs, crawling water beetles, backswimmers, and boatman. Those are all the macroinvertebrates we found at the Roland Park in Akron, PA.
Backswimmer and boatman • We found 10 backswimmers and 1 boatman
Bristle worms can be found with or without hair. Bristle worms move by stretching and pulling their bodies along. Our LEAP group found 6 bristle worms. Damselfly nymphs measure 2-4 cm long. They have three legs and three tails. Our LEAP group found 2 damselfly nymphs. Bristle worms and damselfly nymphs
Dragon fly nymph and crawling water beetles • We found two dragon fly nymphs and three crawling water beetles.
Leech eggs , Water fleas • We found five leech eggs , and twenty eight water fleas.
Caddis fly , Mosquito larvae • At Akron Park , PA we found one caddis fly and one mosquito larvae.
May fly nymph and Scud: • May fly nymphs are very small. • They have 3 pairs of legs and 3 tails. brown, or gray. • Our leap group found 3 May Fly Nymphs. • Scuds are fast sideway swimmers and look like fuzzy shrimp. • They have 7 pairs of legs and are approximately 1 centimeter long. • Our leap group found 1 Scud.
The midge larvae and water mite • We found 0NE. • A midge larvae has a camouflaged body. • This macro invertebrate has no legs. • It is very thin and wiggles a lot out of water. • It is very small. • Our leap group found three 3
Snails and Water Spiders • In Mrs. Cramer’s LEAP class at Akron Elementary we found: 8 water spiders and 46 snails. We went to the pond at Roland park in Akron, Pa and found these.