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Mosquito gnats and non-biting midges

There are many types of flying insects that lay their eggs in ponds and other freshwater habitats. These include mosquitos, gnats and non-biting midges. The eggs hatch and develop into free swimming, some of which we discovered during our pond dipping sessions. In fact one midge larva actually became a flying adult in one of [...]

By |2022-01-26T10:26:55+00:00May 24th, 2016|A Place to Think, Food chains, Insects, Life cycles, Life processes, Railway land Live! News|0 Comments
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The humble Stickleback

We have been seeing some very interesting views of sticklebacks through pond cam and Heart of Reeds cam. Sticklebacks are very hardy little fish that are often found in ponds and ditches. There are two different types on the reserve, three-spined stickleback and the less common ten-spined stickle back. The three-spined stickleback is the most common species [...]

By |2022-01-26T10:26:58+00:00May 2nd, 2016|A Place to Think, Adaptation, Classification, Fish, Life cycles, Life processes, Railway land Live! News|0 Comments
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