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Vernal Pool Nature Video
April 9, 2020
This is part of a new series of educational nature videos from Reinstein Woods
Vernal Pools provide an important habitat for insects and other invertebrate animals. You can often find beetles, caddisflies, phantom midge larvae, aquatic sowbugs, and scuds swimming in these shallow pools. Almost all of the creatures in the video live in a vernal pool at Reinstein Woods; can you figure out which one was filmed elsewhere?
Created by Mike Adriaansen.
Thanks Mike, well done!
Thank you Mike G!
The magnification is wonderful! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
And thank you for the names. Some are larvae, right?
chris upton
Hi Chris, I am glad you enjoyed the video. The caddisfly and phantom midge are both in their larval phase, the others are adults. Keep an eye out for our other videos to come.