Water Week happens between the 15th and 21st of October. Goulburn Valley Water runs activities and competitions in the lead up to Water Week each year.
Gabrielle Fabregas and Shania Buxton put their artistic flair into action and created winning macroinvertebrate critters for this year's Water Week schools' competition.
Meet Candy Cray and Bertie Beetle:
Candy is a crayfish.
Gabrielle Fabregas and Shania Buxton put their artistic flair into action and created winning macroinvertebrate critters for this year's Water Week schools' competition.
Meet Candy Cray and Bertie Beetle:
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| By Gabrielle Fabregas |
Crayfish, also known as crawfish, crawdads, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, mudbugs or yabbies, are freshwater crustaceans resembling small lobsters, to which they are related; taxonomically, they are members of the superfamilies Astacoidea and Parastacoidea. They breathe through feather-like gills.
Candy is a very out there crayfish! She has very colourful features, her body is rainbow coloured and so is her tail, she has very bright pink antennas and bright gold-yellow claws.
Candy loves makeup and getting dressed up for everyday life. She also loves pizza and Rolo chocolates.
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| Barry the Beetle by Shania Buxton |
Macro invertebrate type:
HydrophilidaeWater Scavenger Beetle - Berosus involutus
HydrophilidaeWater Scavenger Beetle - Berosus involutus
Description:
Most water scavenger species are aquatic or semiaquatic in both larval and adult stages, and most of these prefer shallow standing water.
Adults of aquatic species usually come to the surface head first, breaking the surface film with their antennae and storing air on the ventral plastron or under the elytra.
Underwater many appear silvery because of the thin film of air coating their ventral surface. Unlike dytiscid beetles, they swim using alternating leg strokes. The larvae are predaceous and have large, sickle-like mandibles. Along the east coast of Australia, except Tasmania. In the Moreton Bay Region Berosus involutusis very common. It lives in all types of dams and streams, including upper parts of estuaries because this beetle is tolerant of brackish water. Berosus avoids fast running streams.
Most water scavenger species are aquatic or semiaquatic in both larval and adult stages, and most of these prefer shallow standing water.
Adults of aquatic species usually come to the surface head first, breaking the surface film with their antennae and storing air on the ventral plastron or under the elytra.
Underwater many appear silvery because of the thin film of air coating their ventral surface. Unlike dytiscid beetles, they swim using alternating leg strokes. The larvae are predaceous and have large, sickle-like mandibles. Along the east coast of Australia, except Tasmania. In the Moreton Bay Region Berosus involutusis very common. It lives in all types of dams and streams, including upper parts of estuaries because this beetle is tolerant of brackish water. Berosus avoids fast running streams.
Gabrielle and Shania have each earned a set of BART points for their House Tribes for their participation and achievement in the Water Week competition. Gabrielle wins her points for Banksia and Shania wins hers for Heath. The new tally is:
A thank you goes out to Kristy Elrington and Goulburn Valley Water for running this competition. To see more about the programs GVW are running in our community visit their Facebook page. The bollard competition they are running and that is open till Thursday 19th October looks another fun opportunity to get creative. Click on the minion bollard for all the details and how to enter.
Another part of the Water Week celebrations that people might like to get involved in is the 'Gone Fishing Day' that will take place at Victoria Park Lake on Sunday 15th of October. Registration to take part in the fishing competition that runs on the day starts at 10.30am. The events run between 11.00am and 3pm for anyone interested in going for a gander and to getting amongst the fun of the day.
Another part of the Water Week celebrations that people might like to get involved in is the 'Gone Fishing Day' that will take place at Victoria Park Lake on Sunday 15th of October. Registration to take part in the fishing competition that runs on the day starts at 10.30am. The events run between 11.00am and 3pm for anyone interested in going for a gander and to getting amongst the fun of the day.
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