» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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122 Underwater Pictures of Arthropods:
This isn't really an underwater picture, but a picture taken into my aquarium of midge larvae which lived in the silt I used for substrate. Each larva has a little tower of
detritus (Detritus: Small, loose pieces of decaying organic matter underwater.) built up along the bottom, while the bare larva waves around from the top.
In this picture: True Fly Family Chironomidae (Midges).
This is a pretty clear photo of an
Epeorus nymph clinging flat against a log. The big mound of debris on the bottom center of the picture, attached to the light rock, is a structure that's been puzzling me. I've found several in one section of the river. It's big, like 2 inches long and maybe 1/2-3/4 inch wide/tall, and hollow, like some sort of coccoon or something. It's clearly a structure built by some sort of little creature, but I'm not sure what.
In this picture: Mayfly Genus Epeorus (Little Maryatts).
These are glossosomatids, Jason. They are probably
Glossosoma nigrior, though it is possible that we are looking at mixed species. The ones to the right with their aggregate of similar sized grains are classic
Glossosoma, while the ones to the left with the large anchor pebbles could possibly be
Agapetus. Regardless, they're all commonly referred to as saddle case makers.
In this picture: Caddisfly Family Glossosomatidae (Saddle-case Makers).Date AddedJul 1, 2006
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi