envirothon 2014
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Envirothon 2014. Wetland & Aquatic Species pictures & taxonomy of organisms both scientific & common names. This social animal cracks clams against rocks to eat them. Order Carnivora Family Mustelidae Lutra canadensis River Otter. This animal lives near water and is known - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Envirothon 2014Envirothon 2014
Wetland & Aquatic SpeciesWetland & Aquatic Species
• pictures & taxonomy of organismspictures & taxonomy of organisms
• both scientific & common namesboth scientific & common names
• Order CarnivoraOrder Carnivora• Family MustelidaeFamily Mustelidae• Lutra canadensisLutra canadensis
River OtterRiver Otter
This social animal cracksThis social animal cracks
clams against rocks clams against rocks
to eat themto eat them
• Order CarnivoraOrder Carnivora• Family MustelidaeFamily Mustelidae• Mustela visonMustela vison
MinkMink
ThisThis
animalanimal
liveslives
nearnear
waterwater
and is and is
known known
for its for its
fine fine
furfur
• Order RodentiaOrder Rodentia• Family CastoridaeFamily Castoridae• Castor canadensisCastor canadensis
BeaverBeaver
This animal is known for This animal is known for chopping down treeschopping down trees
This small animal burrows into stream banksThis small animal burrows into stream banks
• Order CarnivoraOrder Carnivora• Family CricetidaeFamily Cricetidae• Ondatra zibethicusOndatra zibethicus
MuskratMuskrat
MaleMale FemaleFemale
• Order AnseriformesOrder Anseriformes• Family AnatinaeFamily Anatinae• Bucephala albeolaBucephala albeola
Bufflehead MerganserBufflehead Merganser
This is a kind This is a kind
of diving duckof diving duck
MaleMale FemaleFemale
• Order AnseriformesOrder Anseriformes• Family AnatinaeFamily Anatinae• Lophodytes cucullatusLophodytes cucullatus
Hooded MerganserHooded Merganser
This is a kind This is a kind
of diving duckof diving duck
MaleMale FemaleFemale
• Order AnseriformesOrder Anseriformes• Family AnatinaeFamily Anatinae• Mergus merganserMergus merganser
Common MerganserCommon Merganser
This is a kind This is a kind
of diving duckof diving duck
MaleMale FemaleFemale
• Order AnseriformesOrder Anseriformes• Family AnatinaeFamily Anatinae• Aix sponsaAix sponsa
Wood DuckWood Duck
This is a kind This is a kind
of puddle duckof puddle duck
MaleMale FemaleFemale
• Order AnseriformesOrder Anseriformes• Family AnatinaeFamily Anatinae• Anas acutaAnas acuta
Northern PintailNorthern Pintail
This is a kind This is a kind
of puddle duckof puddle duck
MaleMale FemaleFemale
• Order AnseriformesOrder Anseriformes• Family AnatinaeFamily Anatinae• Anas platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos
Mallard DuckMallard Duck
This is a kind This is a kind
of puddle duckof puddle duck
MaleMale FemaleFemale
• Order AnseriformesOrder Anseriformes• Family AnatinaeFamily Anatinae• Anas rubripesAnas rubripes
American Black DuckAmerican Black Duck
This is a kind This is a kind
of puddle duckof puddle duck
There are 12 There are 12
species of these species of these
birds that migrate birds that migrate
into and around into and around
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania
• Order CharadriiformesOrder Charadriiformes• Family ScolopacidaeFamily Scolopacidae• Actitis maculariaActitis macularia
Spotted SandpiperSpotted Sandpiper
The male and The male and
female of this bird female of this bird
species have the species have the
same appearancesame appearance
• Order CiconiiformesOrder Ciconiiformes• Family Ardeidae Family Ardeidae • Ardea albaArdea alba
Great EgretGreat Egret
These birds These birds
are infamous for are infamous for
raiding nearby raiding nearby
ponds and eating ponds and eating
all the goldfishall the goldfish
• Order CiconiiformesOrder Ciconiiformes• Family Ardeidae Family Ardeidae • Ardea herodiasArdea herodias
Great Blue HeronGreat Blue Heron
These birds are small, but stealthy!These birds are small, but stealthy!
• Order CiconiiformesOrder Ciconiiformes• Family Ardeidae Family Ardeidae • Butorides virescensButorides virescens
Green HeronGreen Heron
This little This little
bird dives bird dives
after fishafter fish
• Order CoraciiformesOrder Coraciiformes• Family AlccedinidaeFamily Alccedinidae• Ceryle alcyonCeryle alcyon
Belted KingfisherBelted Kingfisher
The male The male
and female and female
of this species of this species
look the samelook the same
• Order FalconiformesOrder Falconiformes• Family ButeoninaeFamily Buteoninae• Buteo lineatusButeo lineatus
Red Shouldered HawkRed Shouldered Hawk
This bird is alsoThis bird is also
known as the known as the
marsh hawkmarsh hawk
• Order FalconiformesOrder Falconiformes• Family ButeoninaeFamily Buteoninae• Circus cyaneusCircus cyaneus
Northern HarrierNorthern Harrier
This bird builds the This bird builds the
largest nest of any largest nest of any
bird in Americabird in America
• Order FalconiformesOrder Falconiformes• Family ButeoninaeFamily Buteoninae• Haliaeetus Haliaeetus
leucocephalusleucocephalus
Bald EagleBald Eagle
The male and femaleThe male and female
of this species of this species
look the samelook the same
• Order FalconiformesOrder Falconiformes• Family PandionidaeFamily Pandionidae• Pandion haliaetusPandion haliaetus
OspreyOsprey
This highly annoying invasive plant speciesThis highly annoying invasive plant species
often clogs boat often clogs boat propellerspropellers
• Order AlismatalesOrder Alismatales• Family HydrocharitaceaeFamily Hydrocharitaceae• Hydrilla verticillataHydrilla verticillata
HydrillaHydrilla
• Order SaxifragalesOrder Saxifragales• Family HaloragaceaeFamily Haloragaceae• Myriophyllum spicatumMyriophyllum spicatum
Eurasian WatermilfoilEurasian Watermilfoil
This is another invasive plant speciesThis is another invasive plant species
• Order MyrtalesOrder Myrtales• Family LythraceaeFamily Lythraceae• Lythrum salicariaLythrum salicaria
Purple LoosestrifePurple Loosestrife
This is pretty, but still anThis is pretty, but still an
invasive plant speciesinvasive plant species
• Order VeneroidaOrder Veneroida• Family DreissenidaeFamily Dreissenidae• Dreissena polymorphaDreissena polymorpha
Zebra MusselsZebra Mussels
This tiny invasive speciesThis tiny invasive species
clogs pipes & wreaks havocclogs pipes & wreaks havoc
• Order TestudinesOrder Testudines• Family EmydidaeFamily Emydidae• Trachemys scriptaTrachemys scripta
Red Eared Slider Red Eared Slider
This invasive species has become a popular petThis invasive species has become a popular pet
• Order TestudinesOrder Testudines• Family EmydidaeFamily Emydidae• Emys blandingiiEmys blandingii
Blanding TurtleBlanding TurtleThis is a common This is a common
species of turtlespecies of turtle
• Order TestudinesOrder Testudines• Family EmydidaeFamily Emydidae• Glyptemys muhlenbergiiGlyptemys muhlenbergii
Bog TurtleBog Turtle
This tiny species was actually first This tiny species was actually first
discovered in America in Lancaster, PA !discovered in America in Lancaster, PA !
• Order AnuraOrder Anura• Family RanidaeFamily Ranidae• Rana pipiensRana pipiens
Northern Leopard FrogNorthern Leopard Frog
This species is also known as a “meadow frog”This species is also known as a “meadow frog”
Pickerel Pickerel FrogFrog
Coastal Coastal PlainsPlains
Leopard Leopard FrogFrog
• Order CaudataOrder Caudata• Family AmbystomatidaeFamily Ambystomatidae• Ambystoma maculatumAmbystoma maculatum
Spotted SalamanderSpotted SalamanderThis speciesThis species
is an amphibianis an amphibian
• Order CaudataOrder Caudata• Family AmbystomatidaeFamily Ambystomatidae• Ambystoma opacumAmbystoma opacum
Marbled SalamanderMarbled SalamanderThis is another This is another
amphibian speciesamphibian species
• Order DecopodaOrder Decopoda• Family CambaridaeFamily Cambaridae• Cambarus bartoniiCambarus bartonii
Common CrayfishCommon Crayfish
……also called thealso called the
Eastern Crayfish…Eastern Crayfish…
This species often hides under rocks in coldThis species often hides under rocks in cold
mountain streams around Pennsylvaniamountain streams around Pennsylvania
• Order DecopodaOrder Decopoda• Family CambaridaeFamily Cambaridae• Orconectes obscurusOrconectes obscurus
Allegheny CrayfishAllegheny Crayfish
This species This species
lives under lives under rocks rocks
in streams in streams
with muddy with muddy
or sandy or sandy
bottoms bottoms
in central in central
and Western and Western
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania
• Order DipteraOrder Diptera• Family CulicidaeFamily Culicidae• Culex pipiensCulex pipiens
Common MosquitoCommon Mosquito
This species is a vector for the west nile virusThis species is a vector for the west nile virus
PupaPupa Adult Adult
LarvaLarva
• Order DipteraOrder Diptera• Family TipulidaeFamily Tipulidae• Tipula abdominalisTipula abdominalis
Giant CraneflyGiant Cranefly
This insect does This insect does notnot Larva Larva suck your suck your
blood !blood !
AdultAdult
PupaPupa
• Order OdonataOrder Odonata• Family CoenagrionidaeFamily Coenagrionidae• Schurna verticalisSchurna verticalis
DamselflyDamselfly
Part of thePart of the
““narrow winged” narrow winged”
family, the family, the EasternEastern
ForktailForktail is the is the
most commonmost common
kind of this insect kind of this insect
in Pennsylvaniain Pennsylvania
• Order Odonata Order Odonata • Family Libellulidae Family Libellulidae • Libellula pulchellaLibellula pulchella
Dragonfly Dragonfly
The The Twelve Spotted SkimmerTwelve Spotted Skimmer belongs to belongs to LibellulidaeLibellulidae, , the largest family of this the largest family of this type of insect in Pennsylvaniatype of insect in Pennsylvania
• Order Odonata Order Odonata • Family Libellulidae Family Libellulidae • This species is This species is
Common across PACommon across PA
Blue DasherBlue Dasher
Dragonfly Dragonfly
• Order OdonataOrder Odonata• Family LestidaeFamily Lestidae• This family closely This family closely
resembles dragonfliesresembles dragonflies
Great SpreadwingGreat Spreadwing
Damselfly Damselfly
WhichWhich
OneOne
Is ItIs It
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