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Your feel-good post of the week: these 5th graders are campaigning to make the stonefly the Michigan state insect. Such a great choice! 😀👏🍎 www.fox17online.com/news/local-n...
Grand Rapids students 1 step closer to making stonefly Michigan's official state insect
Students from Aberdeen Academy are close to making the stonefly Michigan's official state insect after writing to State Rep. Rachel Hood, prompting her to introduce a bill this spring.
www.fox17online.com
December 7, 2024 at 7:57 PM
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PLECOPTERA (stoneflies): flat insect with straight body. 2 filaments from adult rear end. wings flat over back at rest. hindwings much broader at base than forewings. long, thin antennae.
nymphs exclusively aquatic with 2 filaments from rear end. gill placement variable. resemble adults.
nymphs exclusively aquatic with 2 filaments from rear end. gill placement variable. resemble adults.
June 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
PLECOPTERA (stoneflies): flat insect with straight body. 2 filaments from adult rear end. wings flat over back at rest. hindwings much broader at base than forewings. long, thin antennae.
nymphs exclusively aquatic with 2 filaments from rear end. gill placement variable. resemble adults.
nymphs exclusively aquatic with 2 filaments from rear end. gill placement variable. resemble adults.
Winter stoneflies (Plecoptera: Taeniopterygidae) don’t need warm, sunny days to be active. These cold-adapted insects are at their peak from January to April. Their aquatic naiads thrive in cold, oxygen-rich winter water before molting into flying adults to mate. Blissfield Michigan, 27 Feb 2016.
January 18, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Winter stoneflies (Plecoptera: Taeniopterygidae) don’t need warm, sunny days to be active. These cold-adapted insects are at their peak from January to April. Their aquatic naiads thrive in cold, oxygen-rich winter water before molting into flying adults to mate. Blissfield Michigan, 27 Feb 2016.
A starter pack on aquatic insects: Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera. go.bsky.app/3irKfNa
November 19, 2024 at 3:42 PM
A starter pack on aquatic insects: Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera. go.bsky.app/3irKfNa
Yet another spring sign - a Brachyptera risi stone fly!
#Brachypterarisi #stonefly #plecoptera #Taeniopterygidae #macrophoto #backyardbiodiversity #biodiversity #vbjärenatur #TG6 #naturephotography #insectphotography #biodiversitet #bäckslända
#Brachypterarisi #stonefly #plecoptera #Taeniopterygidae #macrophoto #backyardbiodiversity #biodiversity #vbjärenatur #TG6 #naturephotography #insectphotography #biodiversitet #bäckslända
April 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Yet another spring sign - a Brachyptera risi stone fly!
#Brachypterarisi #stonefly #plecoptera #Taeniopterygidae #macrophoto #backyardbiodiversity #biodiversity #vbjärenatur #TG6 #naturephotography #insectphotography #biodiversitet #bäckslända
#Brachypterarisi #stonefly #plecoptera #Taeniopterygidae #macrophoto #backyardbiodiversity #biodiversity #vbjärenatur #TG6 #naturephotography #insectphotography #biodiversitet #bäckslända
Winter stoneflies (Plecoptera: Taeniopterygidae) don’t need warm, sunny days to be active. These cold-adapted insects are at their peak from January to April. Their aquatic naiads thrive in cold, oxygen-rich winter water before molting into flying adults to mate. Blissfield Michigan, 27 Feb 2016.
March 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Winter stoneflies (Plecoptera: Taeniopterygidae) don’t need warm, sunny days to be active. These cold-adapted insects are at their peak from January to April. Their aquatic naiads thrive in cold, oxygen-rich winter water before molting into flying adults to mate. Blissfield Michigan, 27 Feb 2016.
EPT - Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera e Trichoptera:
These are the three Orders of aquatic insects used as bioindicators of environmental quality.
The artwork below shows the nymph and adult form of each Order.
#SciArt
These are the three Orders of aquatic insects used as bioindicators of environmental quality.
The artwork below shows the nymph and adult form of each Order.
#SciArt
June 19, 2026 at 6:59 PM
EPT - Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera e Trichoptera:
These are the three Orders of aquatic insects used as bioindicators of environmental quality.
The artwork below shows the nymph and adult form of each Order.
#SciArt
These are the three Orders of aquatic insects used as bioindicators of environmental quality.
The artwork below shows the nymph and adult form of each Order.
#SciArt
Plecoptera in Baltic amber
November 14, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Plecoptera in Baltic amber
It's stonefly season once again along the Yukon River... watch this little Columbian Snowfly hike up over, under, and through the shore ice on its way to find a mate! #Plecoptera Utacapnia columbiana
March 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
It's stonefly season once again along the Yukon River... watch this little Columbian Snowfly hike up over, under, and through the shore ice on its way to find a mate! #Plecoptera Utacapnia columbiana
Winter stoneflies (Plecoptera: Taeniopterygidae) don’t need warm, sunny days to be active. These cold-adapted insects are at their peak from January to April. Their aquatic naiads thrive in cold, oxygen-rich winter water before molting into flying adults to mate. Blissfield Michigan, 19 Mar 2026.
March 20, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Winter stoneflies (Plecoptera: Taeniopterygidae) don’t need warm, sunny days to be active. These cold-adapted insects are at their peak from January to April. Their aquatic naiads thrive in cold, oxygen-rich winter water before molting into flying adults to mate. Blissfield Michigan, 19 Mar 2026.
Winter stoneflies (Plecoptera: Taeniopterygidae) don’t need warm, sunny days to be active. These cold-adapted insects are at their peak from January to April. Their aquatic naiads thrive in cold, oxygen-rich winter water before molting into flying adults to mate. Palmyra Michigan, 29 Mar 2013.
February 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Winter stoneflies (Plecoptera: Taeniopterygidae) don’t need warm, sunny days to be active. These cold-adapted insects are at their peak from January to April. Their aquatic naiads thrive in cold, oxygen-rich winter water before molting into flying adults to mate. Palmyra Michigan, 29 Mar 2013.
Winter stoneflies (Plecoptera: Taeniopterygidae) don’t need warm, sunny days to be active. These cold-adapted insects are at their peak from January to April. Their aquatic naiads thrive in cold, oxygen-rich winter water before molting into flying adults to mate. Blissfield Michigan, 27 Feb 2016.
July 2, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Winter stoneflies (Plecoptera: Taeniopterygidae) don’t need warm, sunny days to be active. These cold-adapted insects are at their peak from January to April. Their aquatic naiads thrive in cold, oxygen-rich winter water before molting into flying adults to mate. Blissfield Michigan, 27 Feb 2016.
Another nature journal page from my recent trip. I had the opportunity to sketch the insect in the field while it stayed still for a long time, and I finished the coloring at home from a photo I took 😊
#naturejournal #nature #sciart 🐜🌿🌼
#naturejournal #nature #sciart 🐜🌿🌼
July 1, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Another nature journal page from my recent trip. I had the opportunity to sketch the insect in the field while it stayed still for a long time, and I finished the coloring at home from a photo I took 😊
#naturejournal #nature #sciart 🐜🌿🌼
#naturejournal #nature #sciart 🐜🌿🌼
Winter stoneflies (Plecoptera: Taeniopterygidae) don’t need warm, sunny days to be active. These cold-adapted insects are at their peak from January to April. Their aquatic naiads thrive in cold, oxygen-rich winter water before molting into flying adults to mate. Blissfield Michigan, 02/27/2016.
January 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Winter stoneflies (Plecoptera: Taeniopterygidae) don’t need warm, sunny days to be active. These cold-adapted insects are at their peak from January to April. Their aquatic naiads thrive in cold, oxygen-rich winter water before molting into flying adults to mate. Blissfield Michigan, 02/27/2016.
#Stonefly systematics: past, present, and future url: academic.oup.com/isd/article/... congratulations on this group effort led by @annaeichert.bsky.social !
Stonefly systematics: past, present, and future
Abstract. Stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) are a widespread group of freshwater insects known for their ecological significance and sensitivity to environm
academic.oup.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
#Stonefly systematics: past, present, and future url: academic.oup.com/isd/article/... congratulations on this group effort led by @annaeichert.bsky.social !
On the Cromford Canal yesterday. Alderfly (Sialis sp), Pisaura mirabilis, Plecoptera sp and Bombus pascourum @belperbirder.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social @cliveaderbys.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social @derbysnottsentsoc.bsky.social @derbyswildlife.bsky.social
April 14, 2026 at 5:12 PM
On the Cromford Canal yesterday. Alderfly (Sialis sp), Pisaura mirabilis, Plecoptera sp and Bombus pascourum @belperbirder.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social @cliveaderbys.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social @derbysnottsentsoc.bsky.social @derbyswildlife.bsky.social
Heute ist unser neuer Artikel zur Steinfliege Taeniopteryx schoenemundi erschienen, die mit dem Rhein bemerkenswerterweise Europas am stärksten befahrene Wasserstraße erobert hat - unüblich für eine Steinfliege. Die adulten Tiere sind im Winter aktiv.
Lorenz et al. (2025): doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
Lorenz et al. (2025): doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
April 1, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Heute ist unser neuer Artikel zur Steinfliege Taeniopteryx schoenemundi erschienen, die mit dem Rhein bemerkenswerterweise Europas am stärksten befahrene Wasserstraße erobert hat - unüblich für eine Steinfliege. Die adulten Tiere sind im Winter aktiv.
Lorenz et al. (2025): doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
Lorenz et al. (2025): doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
Dinocras cephalotes, is there anything more impressive under a stone in an English river. #Stonefly #Plecoptera This one from the River Bradford, Derbyshire earlier today.
May 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Dinocras cephalotes, is there anything more impressive under a stone in an English river. #Stonefly #Plecoptera This one from the River Bradford, Derbyshire earlier today.
Checked out Chasan Chua (McIntyre Creek) on my way to skiing today... but no stoneflies yet. Next week for sure! #Plecoptera #Whitehorse #Yukon
March 30, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Checked out Chasan Chua (McIntyre Creek) on my way to skiing today... but no stoneflies yet. Next week for sure! #Plecoptera #Whitehorse #Yukon
Genus/Species: Plecoptera
Subtitle: Stoneflies
Subtitle: Stoneflies
August 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Genus/Species: Plecoptera
Subtitle: Stoneflies
Subtitle: Stoneflies
New work in #RESInsectConsDiv used #SpeciesDistributionModelling and population genetics to predict northern stonefly responses to climate change.
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70080
#Plecoptera #Nemouridae #Conservation #InsectDeclines
Photo credits: Anna Eichert
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70080
#Plecoptera #Nemouridae #Conservation #InsectDeclines
Photo credits: Anna Eichert
April 17, 2026 at 1:01 PM
New work in #RESInsectConsDiv used #SpeciesDistributionModelling and population genetics to predict northern stonefly responses to climate change.
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70080
#Plecoptera #Nemouridae #Conservation #InsectDeclines
Photo credits: Anna Eichert
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70080
#Plecoptera #Nemouridae #Conservation #InsectDeclines
Photo credits: Anna Eichert