Pictures Pond Life

Dytiscus marginalis – Great diving beetle
(© Dirk Ercken)

Hydrocharis morsus-ranae - Common frogbit
(© Tom De Bie)

Ludwigia grandiflora - Largeflower primrose willow (© Tom De Bie)

Potamogeton natans - Broad-leaved pondweed
(© Tom De Bie)

Anax imperator - Emperor dragonfly
(© Joachim Mergeay)

Triturus vulgaris – Larvae of the common newt
(© Tom De Bie)

Triturus alpestris - Alpine newt
(© Joachim Mergeay)

Notonecta glauca – Common backswimmer
(© Dirk Ercken)

Lestes viridis – Larvae of the willow emerald damselfly (© Dirk Ercken)

Chaoborus – Phantom midge
(© Joachim Mergeay)

Ranatra linearis – Water stick insect
(© Dirk Ercken)

Nepa cinerea – Water scorpion
(© Dirk Ercken)

Sparganium emersum - Unbranched bur-reed
(© Tom De Bie)

Daphnia magna – waterflea
(© Joachim Mergeay)