Judy's Creek - Discovering the Secret Life of the Streambed
Follow ecologist, educator, and author, Dr. Judy Li, into the world of caddisflies, the artisans of the aquatic world. With contagious passion, Judy shares how her childhood curiosity led to a career in freshwater science, and how she has found ways to share the joys of science with audiences of all ages. Visit our film page at: www.freshwatersillustrated.or...
Produced in Partnership with the Society for Freshwater Science, and presented by Oregon State University Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, & Conservation Sciences. Music by Chad Lawson / www.musicbed.com.
Directed by Jeremy Monroe & David Herasimtschuk. Sound Design by Matt Kellam.
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As a child growing up in Washington state, I too was fascinated by all of the small hidden creatures that live in the abundant freshwater world of the innumerable streams of natural waters located west of the Cascade mountain range. This is a very interesting and valuable science to introduce young people to. There is so much life going on under the surface of a freshwater stream!😊👍
This is brilliant! life long learner here, I grew up on a small river. Aquatic entomology isa project of understanding for me. very important topic.
I didn't know there are filter feeding insect larvae! My local caddisflies where I live (somewhere in Europe) only feed on biofilm! It is my first time seeing underwater insects that can create nets :D The river also looks so beautiful! Thank you for sharing :D
We're glad you found the video informative and intriguing! Capturing these little guys on film can be a challenging process, so there aren't too many videos out there for people to see them in their natural habitat. The diversity of caddisflies and other stream insects is huge and we were only able to cover a few of them here.