Well, its the Water Boatman Adult, Class 5. It has its set of wings, so you know it's not a nymph...and it just is a boatman lol.
Re: Water Quality ID
Posted: May 11th, 2013, 8:10 am
by howdoyouscioly
To differentiate the water boatman from the backswimmer , I think the backswimmer has a white/lighter top.
Can anyone confirm this? I'm not entirely sure...
Re: Water Quality ID
Posted: May 11th, 2013, 11:06 am
by moonflower
howdoyouscioly wrote:To differentiate the water boatman from the backswimmer , I think the backswimmer has a white/lighter top.
Can anyone confirm this? I'm not entirely sure...
Hm.. That's interesting. I didn't know that. I just look at the size of the legs. If the back legs are wayyy longer, it's a backswimmer but of the middle and back legs are relatively the same size, it's a water boatman.
Well both of you were right but I think Cjkowalcz answered first, so your turn!
Re: Water Quality ID
Posted: May 13th, 2013, 12:02 pm
by moonflower
Question... If no one goes in a span of 24 hours, is it all right for me to take their turn? I would like to keep this going...
Re: Water Quality ID
Posted: May 13th, 2013, 2:34 pm
by caseyotis
moonflower wrote:Question... If no one goes in a span of 24 hours, is it all right for me to take their turn? I would like to keep this going...
You can go right now. :> I mean, no one else seems to be going, and it's been two days.
Re: Water Quality ID
Posted: May 13th, 2013, 4:58 pm
by silentsage
Just for additional info, to differentiate, a boatman tends to have a wider head with wider, more ovalisk eyes and a pointed, beaklike protrusion between them. A backswimmer often has a head thinner than its thorax, and is therefore not flush with it. Their "paddle" legs are commonly the third pair whereas those of the boatman can be the second.