One of our more commonly found macroinvertebrates, the damselfly preys on other stream inveretebrates using its gin-trap like mouth parts. Photo by Stephen Moore
Longfin eels are one of our two native eels. They can grow to over 1.5m long and live to over 80 years.
Dragonflies spend part of their lives in freshwater and tend to look more like spiders. During this stage they are called nymphs.