water boatman

stonefly

water scorpion

stonefly nymph water boatman nymph

water scorpion nymph

hoverfly
mayfly mayfly nymph

A surprising number of flying insects have larva that live in the water. Some larva develop in the water in a mat-
ter of days or weeks, others spend a year or two as aquatic larvae (dragonfly, for example), then have a very short
time as flying adults. The mayfly’s adult stage is so short it does’t even eat!

Use these cards to play a standard “memory” game where you flip over two cards at a time and see if you get a
match. If they don’t match, turn them back over. Make sure all players see the cards before turning them over.
 dobsonfly water strider nymph

dragonfly larva

dobsonfly larva damselfly larva diving beetle larva

mosquito larva water strider diving beetle

dragonlfly damselfly

mosquito

whirligig beetle larva hoverfly larva

(rat-tailed maggot)

whirligig beetle