1. Aquatic Insect Self Test
By: Anna Rennie
Marine Biology
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2. Caddisfly adult (TRICHOPTERA)1.
Notice the hairs

3. Black fly larva (DIPTERA)2.
Notice filter feeding brushes
sessile

4. Mosquito pupa (DIPTERA)3.
Notice the developing legs inside the skin
trumpet
Mosquito pupa (DIPTERA)
paddles

5. Stonefly nymph (PLECOPTERA)4.
Two tails
Notice the “arm pit” gills
Realistic fishing lure based on this critter

6. Whirligig beetle larva (COLEOPTERA)5.
Numerous long feathery gills

7. 6. Mayfly Nymph (EPHEMEROPTERA)
Three Tails

8. 7. Mayfly Adult (EPHEMEROPTERA)
Three Tails

9. 8. Dragonfly Nymph (ODONATA)8
Pinchers

10. 9. Dragonfly Adult (ODONATA)
2 long clear wings on both sides of body-perpendicular

11. 10. Damselfly Nymph (ODONATA)
Long, segmented body.
3 short tails

12. 11. Damselfly Adult (ODONATA)
Long, skinny body

13. 12. Stonefly Adult (PLECOPTERA)
1 set of wings that lies on top of the body

14. 13. Water Boatman Adult (HEMIPTERA)
Tiny hairs on front arm

15. 14. Backswimmer Adult (HEMIPTERA)
Much longer set of back legs

16. 15. Giant Water Bug Adult (HEMIPTER)
Larger than most water bugs. Triangle on the back

17. 16.Water Scorpion Adult (HEMIPTERA)
Skinny, long, single tail
Large Pinchers

18. 17.Water Strider Adult (HEMIPTERA)
4, long, skinny, legs

19. 18. Halobates Adult
Genus that is almost exclusive to marine insects. Also, this is the only genus that has insects that live in the open ocean. The majority of the insects live near water.

20. 19. Predacious Diving Beetle Larva (COLEOPTERA)
Segmented body, 3 legs on each side

21. 20.Predacious Diving Beetle Adult (COLEOPTERA)
Hairs on legs
pinchers

22. 21.Whirligig Beetle Adult (COLEOPTERA)
Only 1 set of arms

23. 22.Riffle Beetle Larva (COLEOPTERA)
Segme-nted body, brush type thing at the back

24. 23. Water Penny Larva (COLEOPTERA)
Shell

25. 24. Caddisfly Larva (TRICHOPTERA)
Builds covers over themse-lves

26. 25. Mosquito Larva (DIPTERA)
Mouth brush, many tiny arms

27. 26. Mosquito Adult (DIPTERA)
Pinchers in the front

28. 27. Midge Larva (DIPTERA)
Segmented body, two legs, brush at back

29. 28. Midge Adult (DIPTERA)
Long, hairy pinchers

30. 29. Blackfly Adult (DIPTERA)
Small head, big abdomen

31. 30. Rat-tailed Maggot (DIPTERA)
Long tail