At least 15 young naturalists came along and did some pond-dipping and sweeping, collecting a very varied list of creatures. They also enjoyed looking at the exhibits on our nature table.
Here are many of the things they found or saw.
| water boatman | adults & immatures |
| backswimmer | |
| water scorpion | adults & immatures |
| pond skater | |
| water beetles | various |
| bullhead fish | 1 |
| freshwater shrimps | |
| water hog louse | |
| caddis fly larva | |
| swan mussel | |
| freshwater snails | also eggs |
| ramshorn snail | |
| leech | small & slender |
| fly larva | red & worm-like |
| horse-fly | |
| various flies | |
| speckled bush-cricket | |
| oak bush-cricket | |
| common blue damselflies | many |
| blue-tailed damselflies | several |
| banded demoiselle | |
| brown hawker | |
| common darter | |
| small white butterfly | |
| spindle ermine moth | |
| buff-tip moth caterpillars on leaf | |
| 7-spot ladybird | |
| 14-spot ladybird | |
| 22-spot ladybird | |
| 24-spot ladybird | |
| harlequin ladybird | |
| green dock beetle | |
| carabid beetle | |
| various other beetles | |
| various weevils | |
| nettle bug | |
| box bug | nymph |
| hawthorn shield bug | nymph |
| tree damsel bug | |
| various plant bugs | |
| common froghopper | |
| various other hoppers | |
| various spiders | |
| various harvestmen | |
| common wasp | |
| common earwig |
Wow, what a haul!