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Index of Subjects If we are still talking about broad-shouldered water striders or ripple bugs, they don't "only come out at dusk", unless he was talking about them actually taking to the air, which I have never seen. Cheers again from Jim ----------- Paul wrote below: 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? ---------- From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:48:25 -0700 (PDT) To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] New Paddle Hi Jim - Dave and All Jim wrote: 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 Paul wrote: 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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