Bucket Buddies

This is a picture of the small natural pond found in front of our school. We think it is a very active and healthy pond because of the life that is in the water. On October 5, 2001 we took samples from pond and found the following organisms.

Pond Organism quantity

snail

9

dragonfly nymphs

3

water boatman

8

hydra

1

whirl-a-gig

2

damselfly nymph

10

scuds

21

midge fly larvae

1

unidentified water beetles

3

dobsin fly nymph

1

stone fly nymph

1

bristle worm

1

caddis fly nymph

2

water fleas

50