Aquatic Insects of Central Virginia

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Looking for Bugs in the Rain: Buck Mt. Creek on Father's Day

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Well, my daughter lives in Portland, Oregon, so obviously she wasn't going to call until 1:00 or 2:00 PM.  So, I decided to go to Buck ...
Friday, June 17, 2011

Flatheads, Flatheads, Flatheads: A Trip to the Mechunk

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I travelled out to Mechunk Creek this morning, hoping to find some dragons and damsels, but what I found was lots and lots of flatheads. ...
Thursday, June 16, 2011

Looking for "Mr. Heptagenia" in the Moormans

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We didn't find him, or her, though such distinctions hardly apply at this stage of mayfly development. I went to the Moormans River...
Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Thank You for Your Continued Support

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I am stunned -- but gratified -- by the success this blog is enjoying.    We seem to have gained more viewers in the last week or so since ...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Tolerance Values, Isoperlas, and Another Trip to the Moormans

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Steven Beaty, an Environmental Biologist with the North Carolina Division of Water Quality, has contacted me about a couple of matters, pro...
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Saturday, June 11, 2011

Correction: Not Controptilum -- Three-tailed Baetis

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I made a mistake.  This Baetidae (small minnow) nymph that was featured in my previous entry today is not genus Centroptilum , it's gen...

The Small Minnow Mayfly: Genus Centroptilum

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I went to two streams this morning -- the Whippoorwill Branch of the Mechums and Buck Mt. Creek -- and when I came home, I thought the day ...
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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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