Freshwater Shrimp Found in Des Plaines River
The Lake County Forest Preserves announced the find Thursday.
During stream monitoring this past summer, Nick Huber and other ecologists of the Lake County Forest Preserves discovered several dozen Mississippi grass shrimp, Palaimonetes kadikensis, in a forest preserve along the Des Plaines River in southern Lake County. Due to the fact that you can see right through them, this species is also commonly referred to as glass shrimp. At first sight, the ecologists did not recognize the inch-long crustaceans. It was clear that this find was something rare and exciting. After further collection parameters were determined, Huber and his team confirmed it was safe to remove two specimens for identification in their laboratory. Aquatic insect identification requires equipment with high-powered magnification …
Moe @ the Buck
11:59 am on Friday, February 1, 2013
I'll bet Bob Chin knew about this the whole time. No wonder he located in wheeling just west of the river. It's all coming together. more ›