First One Down

Nine new traps were set at the same location at Rio Salado, and on Monday I went down to retrieve one of my traps I set earlier this semester. (Thankfully all of the new ones were still there). To retrieve the traps I brought a bucket with me and added a bit of pond water to it so the pack wouldn’t dry out. Then I brought it into the lab to label it and separate into plastic bags. Wednesday I was finally able to go through the first one and so far I have identified dragonflies, mayflies, snails, and a very high amount of scuds. Scuds are crustaceans which are a close relative of crayfish and shrimp. I’m going to finish going through the second half of the trap on Friday.