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Smack, slap, oh what was that? The variety of
insects on the Kern River Preserve is astounding. With all of the
habitats and water, bugs can be found all around. This is a very
good thing for all of the other wildlife that fuel up on their
migration or feed hungry chicks, or just enjoy chowing down on a
protein rich grasshopper. While this section of the site has a long
way to go to be developed... one has to start somewhere so here we
go.
Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods
Class Arachnida - Arachnids -
Spiders, Ticks,
Scorpions
Class Insecta - Insects - Mayflies, Dragonflies,
Grasshoppers, Walkingsticks, Earwigs, Stoneflies, Termites, Mantids,
Cockroaches, Cicadas, Aphids, True Bugs, Thrips, Lice, Beetles,
Lacewings, Bees, Ants, Moths, Butterflies, Fleas, Scorpionflies,
Flies
Class Diplura - Two-pronged Bristletails
Class Protura - Coneheads
Class Collembola - Springtails and allies
Subphylum Myriapoda - Myriapods
Class Chilopoda - Centipedes
Class Diplopoda - Millipedes
Subphylum Crustacea - Crustaceans
Class Branchiopoda - fairy shrimp
Class Malacostraca - crabs, lobsters and shrimp
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