 Ponds
& Organisms |
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| Animal Guide | |
| Wetlands Animal Guide from the University of Nashville | |
| Aquatic Invertebrate Field Guide | |
| by class (insect, snail, worm), by functional feeding group (predator, scavengers, etc) or by habit (the way it moves - clinger, swimmer, sprawler) | |
| Where Do Critters Live in a Pond? | |
| Grid designed by the Cooper Hill School in New Jersey. Adapted from Exploring Pond Habitats (Canterbury Environmental Education Center, United Kingdom) | |
| Ology (Museum of Natural History) | |
| A Drop of Life | |
| From BioMedia | |
| Algae (Ponds and Lakes) | |
| From Missouri Botanical Garden (What's It Like Where You Live) | |
| Life in A Pond | |
| Select "Freshwater Ecology" then "Life in a Freshwater Pond" from Yarra Valley Water in Australia. | |
| Microbe Zoo Water World | |
| From Michigan State University | |
| Protist Databases | |
| From the University of Montreal | |
| Protists Image Data | |
| From the University of Montreal | |
| Protist Information Server (Japan) | |
| Provides nearly 29,000 images of protists. | |
| Pond Life Identification Kit | |
| A simple guide to small and microscopic pond life with links to Micscape resources (includes a virtual pond dip) | |
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Other Interesting Pond Links |
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| Animals and Plants of the Chesapeake Bay | |
| includes information the snapping turtle, great blue heron, bristle worm and others | |
| Animal Diversity Web | |
| from the University of Michigan .. Kingdom Animalia | |
| British Wildlife Guide | |
| Insects, Crustaceans, Mollusks, Invertebrates - just a few of the categories available | |
| Bullocks Pond Study | |
| 5th Graders at the Cabot School put together this website on pond life at Bullocks pond .. it includes protists, plants, invertebrates and vertebrates found there | |
| Center for Insect Science | |
| Information Sheets about Insects ... from University of Arizona | |
| Earthlife Web | |
| "The Earth Life Web ... In short it is an encyclopedia of life on earth...always under construction" Chapters on birds, insects, mammals, prokaryotes and lichens | |
| EEK! Environmental Education for Kids | |
| Critter Corner ... from Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | |
| Enchanted Learning | |
| Animal Printouts ... | |
| Featured Creatures | |
| In-depth profiles of insects, mites, nematodes, and other organisms that are of interest to Florida's residents (search by common name, scientific name, habitat) | |
| Pond Life Videos (in school, choose DSL/CABLE/T1) | |
| Hydra Nematode Cyclops Ostracod and others ... | |
| Insect Profiles (Entomology) | |
| includes selected insect profiles from the Western Flycatcher Magazine in British Columbia | |
| Kentucky Biological Indicator Organisms | |
| includes information on several pond organisms | |
| Kildeer Countryside Virtual Wetlands Preserve | |
| from the Brookfield Zoo includes information on plants, animals, birds and insects ... | |
| Minibeast Museum | |
| Anthropods - including profiles, trivia and folklore. Outside Links | |
| Nature Wildfacts | |
| From the BBC - search for your "critter" | |
| Patuxent Bird Identification Center | |
| from USGS in Maryland | |
| Pond Life | |
| Pond Topic with links from 42Explore | |
| Round Worms (Nematodes) | |
| From NASA Explores | |
| Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute | |
| Click on Outside Links and scroll down to Arthropod Links. Some of the links at this Arizona site may be "dead" but others are very interesting | |
| Wild About Insects! | |
| From the Illinois Department of Natural Resources | |
| Yahooligans Animals | |
| Ranger Rick's Field Guides | |
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Online-Identification Games |
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| Aquatic Critter Key Game | |
| Look at your critter and choose one of the descriptions given. Then, follow the links that you think are correct. (Dichotomous Key) from Wisconsin department of Natural Resources | |
| NALMS Education Resources | |
| Identification of creatures & plants that live in or around ponds ... (North American Lake Management) | |
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