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Group III Pollution-Tolerant Benthic Macroinvertebrates.

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1 Group III Pollution-Tolerant Benthic Macroinvertebrates

2 Aquatic Worms  Aquatic earthworms  Horsehair worms MDC photos

3 Midge Fly Larvae  No jointed legs  Prolegs behind head and end of abdomen  Very small (< 1 / 4 ”) MDC photo NABS photo

4 Black Fly Larvae  Swollen abdomen (“fat butt”) for attachment  Fan-like projections on head for filtering  Very small MDC photo Photo courtesy of J. Abbott – U. of Texas

5 Black Fly Adult NABS photo

6 Leeches  Muscular  Suction disks on both head and end of abdomen NABS photos

7 Pouch Snails  When holding the snail with the point up, the shell opens to the left MDC photo

8 Other Snails  Has no spiral point  Flat/pond snails

9 Thank you! "I fish because I love to, because I live the environs where trout are found, which are invariably beautiful.” - Robert Travers


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