Macroinvertebrates
Macroinvertebrates
Water chemistry alone cannot tell us how healthy a stream is. Indicator species, such as macroinvertebrates help to determine how polluted the water is, based on what species are thriving in the area. Take this personality quiz to find out which common macroinvertebrate you relate to the most.
Water chemistry alone cannot tell us how healthy a stream is. Indicator species, such as macroinvertebrates help to determine how polluted the water is, based on what species are thriving in the area. Take this personality quiz to find out which common macroinvertebrate you relate to the most.
What bothers you the most?
What color do you wear the most?
What type of movie do you enjoy the most?
What is your favorite type of music?
Where do you most want to travel?
What animal do you like the most?
Stonefly
Stonefly
You are very popular (in 10% of streams). You are most active at night. Although you're not a strong swimmer, you move around using your abs for movement. You are very sensitive to pollution.
Water Penny
Water Penny
You like to live fast, like the water penny who lives in quick-moving streams, or even lakes. In fact, with adults living very short lives, their motto would be, "Live fast, die young".
Caddisfly
Caddisfly
Even though you have many haters, you know how to protect yourself. Caddisflies produce silk from their own bodies to build protective cases around them. Fish, amphibians and even birds are threats to this fly. You love water, staying there for 2 years before turning into an adult with wings and flying away.
Cranefly
Cranefly
Your bark is worse than your bite. In fact, caddisflies don't bite humans at all, and contrary to popular belief you also don't eat mosquitoes. Like most macroinvertebrates, as an adult caddisflies only eat nectar since your life is so short. Grace is not your strong-suit. Caddisflies are the worst fliers out of any flies, with a very sporadic, wobbly flight pattern.
Damselfly
Damselfly
You are constantly changing and adapting to your environment. Damselfly larva molt anywhere from 8-16 while growing into an adult. You are a little on the aggressive side. Damselflies are predators even as larva.