Insects

  • Photo by David Rosen, Wildside Photography
    Photo by David Rosen, Wildside Photography
  • Photo by David Rosen, Wildside Photography
    Photo by David Rosen, Wildside Photography
  • Photo by David Rosen, Wildside Photography
    Photo by David Rosen, Wildside Photography
  • Photo by David Rosen, Wildside Photography
    Photo by David Rosen, Wildside Photography
  • Photo by David Rosen, Wildside Photography
    Photo by David Rosen, Wildside Photography
  • Photo by David Rosen, Wildside Photography
    Photo by David Rosen, Wildside Photography
  • Photo by David Rosen, Wildside Photography
    Photo by David Rosen, Wildside Photography

Aquatic Beetles

common name: Aquatic Beetles
scientific name: many different species
phylum: Arthropoda
subphylum: Insecta
class: Coleoptera
order: Dytiscidae and Hydrophilidae

Dragonflies and Damselflies

common name: Dragonflies and Damselflies
scientific name: many different species
phylum: Arthropoda
subphylum: Insecta
class: Odonata
order: Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Zygoptera (Damselflies)

Mosquito

common name: Mosquito
scientific name: several different species
phylum: Arthropoda
class: Insecta
order: Diptera
family: Culicidae
habitat: larvae live in still water

Solitary Bees

common name: Solitary Bees
scientific name: Andrena spp. and Panurginus spp.
phylum: Arthropoda
class: Insecta
order: Hymenoptera
family: Andrenidae
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Who am I?

This weird vernal pool critter is green because it has algae living in its body.

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