THE  PREDACIOUS  DIVING  BEETLE  The  predacious  diving  beetle  is  a  type  of  macro  invertebrate  that  lives  in  the  wetlands.  

 

The  predacious  diving  beetle  has  2  antennae  and  has  6  legs  and  an  oval  shaped  body.  It  also  has  a  green  and  brown  colour.  

I  think  it  might  be  slimey  or  wet.  

 

The  predacious  diving  beetle  lives  in  the  surface  zone.  It  likes  to  swim  in  the  surface  zone  because  that  is  where  his  family  lives.  

By  Zane  

 

Water Boatman

The water boatman is an aquatic macro invertebrate that lives in the wetland.

Water boatmen have six legs and an oval shaped body which is green and has brown spots. It is a smooth hard texture. The water boat man is very small but visible by human eye.

The Water boatman breathes under water by carrying a bubble of air under its wing.

By Harry

Caddis Fly Larvae

The caddis fly larvae is a type of aquatic macro invertebrate that lives in the wetlands.

The Caddis fly larvae is an insect. There are like a rectangle. It is green in colour, little in size and soft.

It lives in the Benthic Zone and can be found in the reeds.

By Will

Stonefly  Larva  The stonefly larva is an aquatic macro invertebrate that lives in the wetlands.

The stonefly larva has six legs, two antennae, two eyes, hairs all over it and a thin oval shaped body. It is a faded brown colour with black all over it.

By Jay

Seed Shrimp

A Seed shrimp is a type of macro invertebrate that lives in the wetlands.

It is brown and it has a lot of legs and long antennae. The seed shrimp is very small. It lives in the Benthic Zone under water. It feels squishy and smooth. The seed shrimp has an oval shaped body.

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By Libby

The scud is a type of aquatic macro invertebrate that lives in the wetlands. A scud is slimy and rough. Its body is shaped like an oval. The scud has two antennae and eight legs. The scud is grey and quite light. The scud lives in the Reed Zone. It is also in the slow flowing water.

By Michael

The  Biting  Midge  Larvae  

 

The  Biting  Midge  Larvae  is  a  type  of  macro  invertebrate  that  lives  in  the  wetlands.  

 

It  has  three  lines  on  the  back  of  its  body  and  lots  of  pikes.  It’s  a  curved  shape.  The  Biting  Midge  Larvae  is  grey.  It  is  slippery  and  soft.  

 

 

  By  Sachin  

Water Boatman

The water Boatman is an aquatic macro invertebrate that lives in the wetlands.

It has 6 legs and it’s shaped like an oval. The water boatman is tiny but you can see it with your eye. Some of them are very quick. Water Boatmen have big black eyes. It is browny, greeny gold. Water Boatmen have lots of hairs on their legs.

The Water Boatman would live in all types of aquatic habitats in the deep zone.

By Lily

                                                                       

Mayfly      Larvae  

The  Mayfly  Larvae  is  a  type  of  macro  invertebrate  that  lives  in  the  Urrbrae  wetlands.  

It  has  3  tails.  The  tail  is  straight  and  furry.    It  also  has  two  antennae  on  its  head.  It  has  six  legs  and  is  shaped  like  a  rectangle.  It  is  grey.  It  is  rough  and  hard.  

   

The  Mayfly  Larvae  lives  in  the  sub-­‐state  zone.  

 

 

By Lilienne

Water Boatman

A Water Boatman is a macro invertebrate that lives in the lives in the wetlands.

It has 6 legs and an oval shaped body. It has lots of stripes. It is yellow and brown in colour. It has black eyes and a hard shell.

By Lewis

Copepod  

The  Copepod  is  a  type  of  Macro  invertebrate  that  lives  in  the  wetlands.  

 

The  Copepod  has  two  antennas  on  top  of  its  head  to  help  it  know  where  it  is  going.  The  Copepod  is  very  slimy  and  is  really  hard  to  pick  up.  The  Copepod  is  an  oval  shaped  macro  invertebrate  and  it  is  blue  and  has  six  legs.  You  can  see  the  Coped  with  your  own  eyes.    

 

   

 

 

By  Leuca  

The  Non-­‐biting  Midge  Larva  is  a  type  of  macro  invertebrate  that  lives  in  the  wetlands.    

The  Non-­‐biting  Midge  Larva  looks  like  it  has  two  heads  and  nine  legs,  also  lots  of  hair  and  eleven  sections.  The  Non-­‐biting  Midge  Larva  has  a  cylindrical  body  and  has  skin  or  scales.  The  Non-­‐biting  Midge  Larva  is  macro  so  you  can  still  see  it.  The  Non-­‐biting  Midge  larva  is  red.                      

The  non-­‐biting  Midge  Larva  lives  in  the  Benthic  zone  (at  the  bottom  of  the  wetland).        

 

By  Kavindu  

Water Boatman

The water Boatman is a type of macro invertebrate that lives in the wet lands.

The water boatman has 6 legs and it has an oval shaped body. The Water Boatman is small but we can see it with human eyes. A water boatman is dark brown and has a hard shell.

By Josh

Flatworm A flatworm is a type of macro invertebrate that lives in the wetlands. The flatworm has a green body and a slimy texture and it lives in the Benthic zone. A flatworm is a small

invertebrate that you could see with your eyes. A flatworm has two black eyes.

By Hibah

Fresh water snail

A fresh water snail is a type of macro in vertebrate that lives in the Wetlands.

It is flat and it has a swirly hard shell and it medium.

By Charlie

The flat worm is a type of macro invertebrate that lives in the wetland.

It is a flat creature that has no legs. It has no tail and no ears. It is grey with some green. Flat worms are slimey and a thin shape.

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Pea  Shell  

 

The  Pea  Shell  is  a  type  of  macro  invertebrate  that  lives  in  the  wetlands.  

The  Pea  Shell  has  no  legs  because  it  has  a  shell  instead.  The  shell  is  grey  and  lightly  brown.  It  has  a  fat  circle  and  oval  shape  with  some  ridges.  The  Pea  shell  is  small  but  you  can  see  it  with  your  eyes.    

The  Pea  Shell  lives  in  the  Benthic  Zone,  which  is  the  floor.                                                                                              

By Finley

 

Damselfly Larva

The Damselfly Larva is a type of macro invertebrate that lives in the wetland.

It has six legs, a rectangular body shape, two black eyes, antennae and a tail. It is green and a little blackish. It’s macro so that means it’s bigger enough to see with your own eyes. The Damselfly Larva is very hairy and stripey. It is usually found in the Reed Zone (in the reeds)

By Evie

Water Scorpion

The Water scorpion is a type of macro invertebrate that lives in the wetlands.

The Water Scorpion has a long tail and a sort of oval shaped body. It is brown and green and it is small but you can still see it with your eye. It has six legs and small eyes.

Back          Swimmer          

The  back  swimmer  is  a  type  of  macro  invertebrate  that  lives  in  the  wetland.  

 

It  has  a  round  oval  shape.  

   By Daniella

Water Mites

The Water Mite lives in the wetlands. It is a macro invertebrate and is a sock shape. It is small but you can see it with your eyes. It is red and black and it lives on the bottom of the wetlands.

By Annabelle

Leech

The leech is macro invertebrate that lives in the wetlands.

The leech has no legs it is also a croissant shape. It is green and blue and has a body, mouth and bottom. It has wavy lines on its body. It is small and it is a small aquatic macro invertebrate. It is also smooth and bumpy.

It lives among the bottom of the water way.

By Alisha

Segmented worm

The segmented Worm is a type of macro invertebrate that lives in the wetlands.

It is pink. It has little hairs that stick out. It has a short tail. It has a head and it has a bottom. It is a long shape. It is hairy.

It lives in the Benthic Zone in the bottom of the water.

By Alice

Dragonfly Larvae

The Dragonfly Larvae is a type of macro invertebrate that lives in the wetlands.

The Dragonfly Larvae is an oval shape. It is small but can be seen with human eyes. It is green, brown and yellow. It is hard. It lives in the reed zone.

By Alex

Yabby

The Yabby is a macro invertebrate that lives in the wetlands.

It has two strong claws and eight smaller legs. Its legs look like claws. The Yabby has an oval shaped body and a big tail. The tail has 5 different flaps. It has two black beady eyes and four antennae. The Yabby’s shell is an aqua colour. The Yabby is small but you can still see it underwater. It has a hard shell.

It lives in the Benthic Zone (the ground area.)

By Akane