Aquatic insects, such as mayflies, caddisflies, stone flies, and dragonflies, are cold-blooded organisms that mostly live on stream bottoms, in gravel, fallen tree leaves, and woody debris.  While most other insects are dormant during the winter months, most Michigan aquatic insects are active winter feeders which metamorphose into adults in the spring and complete their life cycle.  Join Hannah-Maria Jacques, Ph.D., from the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, and Sumengen Sutomo, DrPH, from Bangung Indonesia Foundation, for this informative presentation. We will sample two streams to show examples of the local aquatic insect fauna.  Such insects are used by states and federal government to determine the biological integrity of the stream or lake being sampled. 

The program is all outdoors, so dress for the weather.  A hand lens, or magnifying glass, will be helpful.  We will meet at the lower parking lot and carpool to the sampling sites from there.

Cost: $2/person or $5/family. Eddy Discovery Center

Program limited to 15 participants. Please register for this program by emailing waterloonha@gmail.com with your name, phone number and number of people attending.

All events held at the Eddy Discovery Center near Chelsea, MI. Please note that the Eddy Discovery Center building is closed due to ongoing renovations.  All programs will be outdoors.  Please park at the lower parking lot.  We will walk to the Pavilion if it is still available, or leave from the lower parking lot.