And canals .The larva remains in the water for one or two years, moulting nine times as it grows. When fully grown in the spring it crawls our onto the bark to grow in a cavity which it digs in the soft earth near the water . After two or three weeks of growing it emerges as an adult alderfly , which breeds and dies in a very short time.       

                Pond   Skater
It  gets  its  name because of the Way   it moves across the surface of the  pond.The pond  skater is a water bug. The   pond skater has very fine legs, if you have seen a pond skater it looks as if his  or her legs are going to snap. Sometimes
We think they must speed there lives
Across the pond. When we went down
There was quite a few  pond skaters, some were brown and black.     

Pond snails drag themselves along by  clambering over the rocks. Pond snails grow up to or around 1/2 inches. They stay the same size their whole  life. They grow a little larger  sometimes. They are usually brown or  tan. The most likely place you will find  a  pond snails will be  n rivers, lakes, streams  and hot springs. The pond snails  young are born like jelly cases. Pond snails  eat water plants. They have a  very hard shells which means they are  more likely to not get eaten by
Other animals.