Pond and Stream Life |
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adult insect Aeschna Agabus uliginosus algae aquatic plants aquatica autumn bigger lakes body bottom of lakes Breeding Britain CADDIS-FLIES cercaria cocoon Common in lakes Common in ponds Common in stagnant copepods crane-fly crayfish Cyclops Daphnia diving beetle dragonfly egg-capsule egg-mass eggs are laid FAIRY SHRIMPS Feeds female fish flatworms flies flukes frog Gerris lacustris gills Hydaticus transversalis June-August lacustris lakes and ponds lakes rich larva larva lives leech Libellula Limnaea Limnephilus male midge mussel newt numbers nymph parasites plankton Planorbis Gyraulus pond snail ponds rich predatory previous species Psectrocladius PULMONATE SNAILS pupa pupal stage ramshorn Planorbis rich in plants rivers rotifers running water shallow water shell shores of lakes SHRIMPS smaller lakes smaller ponds snails sponge spring SPRINGTAILS stagnant water suck blood summer surface swimming Sympetrum tadpole tail tall temporary pools toad Triturus vegetation Water boatman WATER-BEETLES WATER-BUGS water-fleas Whirligig beetle wings worms