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Postby hpfananu on Fri Apr 20, 2012 8:38 pm

ptkid wrote:I guess I'll post one
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Predaceous Diving Beetle Class 5?
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Re: Water Quality ID

Postby ptkid on Fri Apr 20, 2012 8:44 pm

hpfananu wrote:
ptkid wrote:I guess I'll post one
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Predaceous Diving Beetle Class 5?


yup, your turn
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Re: Water Quality ID

Postby hpfananu on Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:02 pm

Ok, here.
ID, class, role as indicator species.
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Re: Water Quality ID

Postby Fossil Freak 25 on Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:44 pm

hpfananu wrote:Ok, here.
ID, class, role as indicator species.
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midge larvae,class 4, high quantity's indicate poor water
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Re: Water Quality ID

Postby SOrules on Thu Apr 26, 2012 7:35 pm

Hey, is anyone here from Michigan region 6?
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Re: Water Quality ID

Postby hpfananu on Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:44 pm

Fossil Freak 25 wrote:
hpfananu wrote:Ok, here.
ID, class, role as indicator species.
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midge larvae,class 4, high quantity's indicate poor water

Yeah that's right, except the class is actually 3 (rules manual) You can post now.
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Re: Water Quality ID

Postby Fossil Freak 25 on Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:01 pm

http://ic2.pbase.com/t6/94/339594/4/813 ... gRqPif.jpg

What is this?
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Re: Water Quality ID

Postby ptkid on Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:56 pm

Fossil Freak 25 wrote:http://ic2.pbase.com/t6/94/339594/4/81379417.yMgRqPif.jpg

What is this?


Water penny beetle
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Re: Water Quality ID

Postby Fossil Freak 25 on Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:22 pm

yep, your turn :)
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Re: Water Quality ID

Postby ptkid on Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:00 pm

Identify and give class
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Re: Water Quality ID

Postby tornado guy on Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:03 pm

Hello!
Black fly. Adult is a class 5
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Re: Water Quality ID

Postby ptkid on Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:07 pm

tornado guy wrote:
Hello!
Black fly. Adult is a class 5


fast, but not right. try again. :)
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Re: Water Quality ID

Postby hpfananu on Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:19 pm

ptkid wrote:
Identify and give class
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Is it a...deer/horse fly? Class 4?
The eyes look slightly flatter than the black fly.
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Re: Water Quality ID

Postby tornado guy on Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:25 pm

hpfananu wrote:Is it a...deer/horse fly? Class 4?
The eyes look slightly flatter than the black fly.


Yeah, after thinking it over, I don't think that black flies have that sharp of a body form.
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Re: Water Quality ID

Postby hpfananu on Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:32 pm

tornado guy wrote:
hpfananu wrote:Is it a...deer/horse fly? Class 4?
The eyes look slightly flatter than the black fly.


Yeah, after thinking it over, I don't think that black flies have that sharp of a body form.

The trick is that the fly is black though (lol). The easiest way to tell is just the eyes though because usually most pictures give you a clear view of the eyes.
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