[NatureNS] New Paddle

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Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:48:25 -0700 (PDT)
From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>
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Hi Jim - Dave and All

Paul, I'll bet that the plentiful skating small bugs
on the river surface were broad-shouldered water
striders, alias ripple bugs, which occur in 
big gregarious groups and are only found on flowing
water -- very abundant and widespread in streams and
rivers.  Cheers from Jim

I had a fellow out last evening who seemed well versed
in water insects and he did confirm they were
striders. Two interesting facts he related to me  was
that fish do not feed on them - bad taste prehaps but
he wasn't sure. Also they only come out at dusk - but
he was interested in the fact swallows were feeding on
them. prehaps there was another insect close by?


--- David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:

I also
saw a white flower on the bank - I thought first it
was a black berry but some other kind of vine. It's
leaf was a maple leaf type. Small white flower but
very intense. 

DW answered 
Have you ruled out Wild Cucumber (Echinocystis lobata)
? Prehaps - the flowers were much more opague than the
normal wild cucumber - we missed it last night. You
will appreciate the object of the game was for him to
catch fish - not smell the flowers!
Thanks to all for the info
Have a nice summer
Paul

  


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