Aquatic Insects of Central Virginia

Friday, May 13, 2011

Searching for Small Minnow nymphs: A Look at Powells Creek

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(Please note that Blogger has been down for almost 24 hours, and my post from yesterday was lost  and apparently cannot be restored.  So, I...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Another Return to Buck Mt. Creek

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I found some very unusual things today at Buck Mt. Creek -- and we can begin with this really neat Rhithrogena (a genus of flatheaded mayf...
Saturday, May 7, 2011

Exploring New Waters: Finding More Treasures

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Today a friend took me to yet another trib to the Moormans that, like the others I visit, stays unnamed -- it's on private land.  I col...
Friday, May 6, 2011

The Pronggilled Mayflies: Pictures of how they change as they mature

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This nymph was among the insects I found yesterday at the Rapidan River.  It's clearly a Pronggilled mayfly (family: Leptophlebiidae; g...
Thursday, May 5, 2011

Exhilaration and Frustration: A Day at the Rapidan

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As I always do, I found some wonderful insects today at the Rapidan River.  But I was frustrated by two of my nymphs when I got down to the...
Sunday, May 1, 2011

Stream Report: Back to Buck Mt. Creek

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So, what's your guess?  You need a close-up you say?  Glad to oblige: here's a microscope view. Any ideas?  An alien from outer s...
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Professor of Chinese Religions at Dartmouth College, 1976-2006. Avid fly fisherman who developed an interest in benthic macroinvertebrates while volunteering with StreamWatch in Charlottesville. For more of his photos, go to https://www.flickr.com/photos/aquaticinsects_of_central_virginia/sets/.
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