Macroinvertebrates consist of hundreds of species that can be found in vernal pools. In this video try and find the fairy shrimp, mosquito larvae, water mites, copepods, chironomid midges, and so much more! Macroinvertebrates are key to the vernal pool ecosystem as they help decompose the leaf litter and provide food for amphibians, reptiles, and birds.
Caddisfly larvae, fairy shrimp, predaceous diving beetle larvae, water boatmen, ostracods, and water fleas (daphnia) were found in the pond. On top of the water were water striders.