Resources

Links to all the things you'll need to be part of the National Waterbug Blitz citizen science project.

A Guide to Going Backwards (and dichotomous keys) in The Waterbug App The Waterbug App has three different ways of identifying waterbugs: THE KEYS, SPEEDBUG and THE LIST. The first of these (THE KEYS) presents the user with a series of questions, the answers to which define a path through a dichotomous key – ending with an identification. This Guide is a useful addition to understanding how to use the App for waterbug identification	Published 31-10-2019	753kb
Agreed Level Taxonomy (ALT) Keys v1.5	Weblink
The Waterbug app (for Android and Apple) Identify freshwater macroinvertebrates (waterbugs) from Australia - developed by the The Waterbug Company and The Code Sharman. The Waterbug App will help you to assess your river or creek as well as identifying waterbugs.	Weblink
Waterbug Orders (Quick ID) This A3 poster helps with the identification of waterbugs. It is the first part of the ALT keys, but can be used by itself to identify waterbugs to Order level. Order level is pretty much the level we attribute common names like Mayfly (Ephemeroptera), Beetle(Coleoptera) and Caddisfly (Trichoptera).	Published 27-09-2019	1.0mb