Topics Concepts Citizen science Teacher PLD Glossary

Water boatman.

The water boatman (Corixidae: Sigara) is a macroinvertebrate found in streams, lakes and ponds. Their hairy legs are adapted for swimming in slow-moving water.

Rights: Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, Creative Commons 4.0 licence

Published: 24 October 2016Size: 123.4 KB

Explore related content

Related resources Appears in

Article

Te Tatauranga o ngā manu māra – te tūhura raraunga

He tohunga ō tātou tūpuna mō te āta mātaitanga. He mea whakamōhio i a rātou ngā raraunga mai i ngā mātaitanga i te manaakitanga o te...

Article

Mātauranga and the integration of Māori and western knowledge

Māori knowledge and methods are increasingly being incorporated into New Zealand’s conservation practices. In this story, we meet researcher Dr Priscilla Wehi who uses both mātauranga...

Teacher PLD

Seaweek resources

Seaweek is New Zealand’s annual national week about the sea. It is coordinated by the Sir Peter Blake Marine Education and Recreation Centre (MERC) and includes...

Activity

Observing freshwater macroinvertebrates

In this activity, students collect and observe macroinvertebrates from a local freshwater stream.

Article

Freshwater macroinvertebrates

New Zealand has over 200 species of freshwater macroinvertebrates. An invertebrate is an animal that lacks a backbone. ‘Macro’ means the invertebrates are large enough to...

Email us

Your Email address

See our newsletters here.

News and events About Contact Us Privacy Copyright Help

Curious Minds is a Government initiative jointly led by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, the Ministry of Education and the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor.