aquatic insect
Pond-dwelling six-legger
An aquatic insect is any insect that lives in or on water during some stage of its life cycle.
Dragonflies, mayflies, and mosquitoes spend their larval stages underwater before emerging as flying adults.
Water striders and diving beetles remain aquatic throughout life.
Aquatic insects are key indicators of stream health.
- nymphNature spirit or larva
- dragonfly nymphLarval stage, aquatic predator
- larvaImmature feeding stage
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- emergenceComing into existence
life cycle · bioindicator · gills · water strider · water bug · still water · predator · fly fishing · egg · metamorphosis · spiracles · mayfly · shredder · filter feeder · caddisfly · instar · plastron · diapause
ecological niche
aquatic insectdesert locust
Migratory insect forming destructive swarms
cicada · dung beetle · grasshopper · ant · termite