Aquatic Sow Bug
Somewhat difficult to see is an aquatic sow bug at the top center of this photo. This creature is a crustacean akin to the crawdad, but very small - perhaps a half-inch in length. It is a 14-legged macroinvertibrate that is somewhat tolerant of low levels of water pollution. It is a part of the food chain suitable for pan fish and bass. This one was in a wetland pothole in Miller Ecological Park in Lebanon, Ohio
Aquatic Sow Bug
Somewhat difficult to see is an aquatic sow bug at the top center of this photo. This creature is a crustacean akin to the crawdad, but very small - perhaps a half-inch in length. It is a 14-legged macroinvertibrate that is somewhat tolerant of low levels of water pollution. It is a part of the food chain suitable for pan fish and bass. This one was in a wetland pothole in Miller Ecological Park in Lebanon, Ohio