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

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Insects

Aquatic Beetles

common name: Aquatic Beetles

scientific name: many different species

phylum: Arthropoda

subphylum: Insecta

order: Dytiscidae and Hydrophilidae

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Dragonflies and Damselflies

common name: Dragonflies and Damselflies

scientific name: many different species

phylum: Arthropoda

subphylum: Insecta

order: Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Zygoptera (Damselflies)

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Mosquito

common name: Mosquito

scientific name: several different species

phylum: Arthropoda

order: Diptera

family: Culicidae

habitat: larvae live in still water

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Solitary Bees

common name: Solitary Bees

scientific name: Andrena spp. and Panurginus spp.

phylum: Arthropoda

order: Hymenoptera

family: Andrenidae

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Invertebrates

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