My March Break Bugs
We’re halfway through April and I’m talking about March Break? Yep.
During my March Break the ice was going out around here. You know how kids like to stomp on ice and break it? Yeah. Did that. We got a couple soakers, but we also got to see two different kinds of aquatic insects.
We actually saw a Giant Water Bug (or maybe two of them, but seeing as individuals looked pretty much the same to our untrained eyes that was up for debate) and two Caddisfly Larvae.
If you’re interested, more info on the Giant Water Bug can be found here: http://www.eduwebs.org/bugs/giant_water_bug.htm
and Caddisfly Larva info is here: http://www.watersheds.org/nature/gallery2/pages/caddisfly.htm
I’m no professional nature videographer but here’s our home movie for your entertainment.
Stopping to watch the little things, like a kid. That was the best part of the break.
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White Flag Flowers
Snowdrops
pop up
one by one
Winter
surrenders
Its battle done!
c Lizann Flatt
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Holey Moley!
Mole Mazes
(What you see in Muskoka when the snow starts to melt.)
Those creatures are busy under the snow all winter!
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Snow Flea Fling
Quick! Before all the snow is gone, I should post my snow flea video. It’s nothing spectacular, but these tiny insects fascinate me. And, well, because last year’s video didn’t work…
This winter these insects appeared to be everywhere. Seemed to me there were more of them than last year.
Here’s a great link to more info about these tiny terrific creatures:
http://www.uoguelph.ca/pdc/Factsheets/Insect/Springtails.htm
Hope you flip for these guys too. (Groan, I know.)
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