Training Resources

Find downloadable teaching and learning resources to use with the macroinvertebrates.org online collection. ​
Click on the image to download.

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Identification Key

Printable dichotomous key for order level identification. 
​8.5" x 11" | 203 kB PDF

Poster

Printable poster with all 150 specimens in the macroinvertebrates.org collection. 

Standard resolution (36" x 24" | 5MB PDF)
High resolution (36" x 24"| 82.4 MB PDF)

Order Sheets

Printable order sheets for Ephemeroptera (871 kB), Plecoptera (508 kB), Trichoptera (1.6 MB)​. 
​11" x 17" | PDF 

Training Deck Templates

Macros 101 Volunteer training deck
​(full 12 orders)

Download Powerpoint (67.4 MB)

Site Quick Start Guide

A quick start guide to using macroinvertebrates.org

8.5" x 11" (​High res 39.9 MB PDF | Low res 290 KB PDF)

Site Rack Card

Promotional card for macroinvertebrates.org

6" x 9" High resolution 149 MB PDF

Trainer Guide

A guide for trainers on when and how to use the site.

8.5" x 11" 1.4 MB PDF 

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Order Illustrations

Download illustrations of 13 orders of benthic aquatic macroinvertebrates. 
Illustration Credit: Morgan Summerlin 

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Macroinvertebrate Image Gallery

Selected images for download from the collection, representing common orders used in training

Coleoptera Elmidae Ancyronyx

Coleoptera Elmidae Microcylloepus Larva

Coleoptera Gyrinidae Gyrinus

Coleoptera Psephenidae Psephenus Adult

Diptera Chironomidae Orthocladius

Diptera Culicidae Aedes

Diptera Simuliidae Prosimulium

Ephemeroptera Baetiscidae Baetisca

Ephemeroptera Ephemerellidae Drunella

Ephemeroptera Ephemerellidae Ephemerella

Ephemeroptera Ephemeridae Hexagenia

Odonata Coenagrionidae.Enallagma

Decapoda Cambaridae

Lepidoptera Crambidae Parapoynx

Megaloptera Sialidae Sialis

Plecoptera Taeniopterygidae Taeniopteryx

Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Hydropsyche

Trichoptera LimnephilidaePycnopsyche

Hemiptera Belostomatidae Belostoma

Hemiptera Gerridae Gerris

Hemiptera Notonectidae Notonecta

Plecopter Perlidae Acroneuria

Odonata Corduliidae Epitheca

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Site Video Tutorial

Site Slide Deck Tutorial

For a slide deck version of the video tutorial, download Powerpoint (52.8 MB) or Keynote (54.3 MB)

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ID Practice Game

Try out a beta version of a self-practice game for identifying macroinvertebrates
http://macroinvertebrates.org/quiz>

​​Materials developed for the Atlas of Common Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of Eastern North America by Macroinvertebrates.org is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.  Please credit Macroinvertebrates.org in use.