Man-Eating Spiders? Not Exactly.
Fishing spiders, also sometimes called dock spiders, are semi-aquatic spiders found throughout North America.
Lakeside Love Songs
If you’ve ever been anywhere near water on a summer evening in Georgia, you’ve probably heard the distinctive mating call of the male Bullfrog. The Bullfrog is among the largest frog species in the U.S., averaging 4 to 6 inches in length, and is well-known for its loud, deep “jug-o-rum” call. These frogs are common […]
A Collection of Some Creepy Freshwater Dwellers …
Happy Halloween! We’re getting into the spooky spirit by looking at some scary freshwater animals. The Frankenfish (aka Snakehead Fish) It sounds like something spawned in a low-budget horror movie: an eel-like fish with sharp teeth, the ability to breathe air and move on land, and unpleasantly aggressive tendencies. But snakehead fish are neither Hollywood […]
Lake Leeches
The Aquascape Environmental office recently received a call inquiring about lake leeches. "Do they exist?" the anxious caller wanted to know. "Are they dangerous? And can you get rid of them?"
What’s Good for the Goose . . .
As the size of our region’s population of Canada geese has grown, a species that was once admired as majestic wildlife is now often viewed as a pest. Depending on size and water quality, a normal, healthy lake can sustain a waterfowl population of up to three to four birds per acre, but when the […]
Dragonflies: Nature’s Mosquito Hunters
Mosquitoes are as much a part of summer in the south as swimming and barbeque. The Aquascape Environmental phones start ringing this time of year with requests to help control the annoying insects, and we do offer applications of mosquito control briquettes for small bodies of water. But for those who prefer a 100% non-chemical […]
Save the Frogs
Over the past 50 years, frog populations have been declining at unprecedented rates worldwide, with nearly one-third of the world’s 6,400+ amphibian species now threatened with extinction. Frogs are facing a deluge of environmental challenges, including infectious diseases (particularly a fatal skin disease caused by a chytrid fungus); habitat loss due to development and overuse […]
Swan Lake
The image of a swan gliding regally across a lake has a certain iconic appeal. All swans are in the same biological family as ducks and geese (Anatidae). The Mute Swan, which has white plumage, an orange bill and a long, curved neck, is the most common non-migratory swan species in Georgia. Introduced to North […]
No Bull: Freshwater Sharks
In our last edition ofAquaBytes, we introduced the unpleasant and invasive Snakehead fish. Now here’s another aquatic oddity to send shivers down your spine: freshwater sharks. There are indeed shark species that survive and thrive in rivers and lakes around the world, including right here in the U.S. The most prevalent species of shark found […]
Water Turkeys
There are two bird species commonly known as “Water Turkeys”: anhingas and cormorants
