JasonN 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2004 I made up a neat little quiz to see how well most people know their bugs. (Well, they're not all technically bugs, which is why I say critters!) Post your guesses before you peek at the answers... let's see who does best. 1: (common or scientific name for the family) 2: (common name for the order and family, scientific name for the genus) 3: (common and scientific name for the order) 4: (common name for the family, scientific name for the species) 5: (common and scientific name for the species) 6: (common name for the family, scientific name for the genus) 7: (common name for the order, scientific name for the family) 8: (common and scientific name for the family) 9: (common and scientific name for the family) 10: (common and scientific name for the suborder) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JasonN 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2004 11: (common name for the order, scientific name for the genus) 12: (common and scientific name for the family) 13: (common and scientific name for the family) 14: (common name for the order, common and scientific name for the species) 15: (common name for the family, scientific name for the species) 16: (common name for the order, common and scientific name for the species) 17: (common and scientific name for the family) 18: (common and scientific name for the order) 19: (common name for the order, scientific name for the species) 20: (common and scientific name for the suborder) When you're done guessing see how well you did here: http://www.troutnut.com/otherpics/quiz1/answers.html Let me know if you'd like to see more of these... I could cook up a pretty tough all-mayfly quiz if people want to try their hand at that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 16, 2004 COMMON NAMES....I KNOW THEM ALL....NOW, LET ME FIND MY MORTAR BOARD AND I CAN TELL YOU THE CLASSIFICATIONS!!! GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE JASON!! THANKS FOR SUCH A GREAT POST!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfink 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2004 Great pics. Detailed this will be very helpful when I see all the answers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 16, 2004 I will start with the first 5 #1 common Name (walking stick) Anisomorpha bupestroides #2 Western Golden Stone Fly Or salmonflies #3 Caddis pupa #4 hellgrammite or dobson #5 Mayfly nymph Ephemeroptera Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steelhead South 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2004 jason, Fabulous post. I enjoy this type of thing. Insect photography is trying and frustrating business. Great pics Rob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 16, 2004 #6 Snipe fly larva (I think) but maybe crane fly larva #7 ? #8 Net-Veined midge Larva (Simulium) #9 Water boatman (Coriax bug) #10 Dragonfly nymph (Gomphus stygiatus) #11 Mayfly nymph # 12 Raffle Smut Larva #13 Hexagenia (Hex) #14 Ephemera Tell me how I'm doing and I will see if I can indemnify the rest Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 17, 2004 #3 looks like a scud to me..... (amphipoda) #7 looks to be some sort of trichoptera.... maybe some sort of phryganeidae ? #15 I just always called em Giant water bugs... i don't know of the scientific name or whether or not that is the actual name of em. #18 is a sowbug.... once again, not the greatest with latin names. #20 is a dragonfly larva.... odonata I believe. damn, didn't know what 6 or 8 was.... ya got me OSD.... dang you looks like i should take class in it or do more research, i gotta get better with this stuff still. cool post, steve Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 17, 2004 17 is Crane fly Larva 19 is a Epeorus I think Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 17, 2004 20 yes dragonfly nymph Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JasonN 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2004 As expected people on this forum are doing really well compared to some of the other people I've shown this to. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 17, 2004 #16 is some kind of Baetis I think Nymphs are hard to identify OSD. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SALMONATOR 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2004 I wrote 'em all down before I viewed the following posts. Forgive the lack of latin. I never really saw the need to know THAT much about bugs as a fly-fisherman. Here's what I came up with. Not too great. 1.) walking stick 2.) golden stone 3.) scud 4.) helgramite 5.) mayfly nymph (green drake??) 6.) no idea 7.) some type of cased caddis larvae 8.) Midge pupa?? 9.) water boatman 10.) damsal-fly nymph 11.) Mayfly nymph (no idea what kind) 12.) ??? 13.) ??? 14.) maybe a hex nymph? 15.) ??? 16.) Mayfly nymph (no idea what kind) 17.) ??? 18.) what the hell is that???? 19.) BWO nymph 20.) dragonfly nymph Al Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JasonN 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2004 Just added some pics from the first hatch of the year, too. Some Strophopteryx fasciata stoneflies (commonly known as the Mottled Willowfly) were hatching... these are the first pics of adult flies I've been able to catch for my site! http://www.troutnut.com/naturals/stoneflie...neflies_sp_20_1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites