Sometimes I find little hitchhikers like this tiny damselfly larva in our field-collected specimens at work. #DissectingMicroscope #BenthicMacroinvertebrates #InverteFest

So happy to find Stonefly larva in my favorite kayaking creek! #healthystream #texasinsects #benthicmacroinvertebrates #stonefly #invertebrates #aquaticinsects

This big dragonfly larva was hanging out under a floating log in my favorite kayaking creek. #BenthicMacroinvertebrates #InverteFest

Chironomid larva #BenthicMacroinvertebrates

Aquatic sowbugs were to be expected around a detritus filled part of the wetland, but the big crayfish was a nice surprise!

#limnology #freshwaterecology #benthicmacroinvertebrates

“My, narrow-winged damselfly larva, what big eyes you have!”

“The better to see prey with, my dear!”

#benthicmacroinvertebrates #streamhealth

📰Research article:

⚠️Spatial and temporal dynamics of macroinvertebrate assemblages along a mine tailing impacted river

📝Dr. Diego M.P. Castro team
doi.org/10.1016/10.1016/j.watbs.2026.100687

#Brumadinho #MiningImpacts #BenthicMacroinvertebrates

📰Research article:

🏞️A new predictive model (MINASPACS) for spatially extensive biological assessments of southeastern Brazilian streams

📝Dr. Pedro Fialho Cordeiro et al.
doi.org/10.1016/j.wa...

#RIVPACS #BenthicMacroinvertebrates #Streams #Freshwaters #TaxaRichness