Fish
feed on a variety of organisms. Some are insects, some are not.
However, insects comprise a major component of the diet of fresh water
fishes. Some insects live on land and fall in the water by accident. Some live
their entire lives in the water. There are some insects that spend part
of their life in the water, mature, and leave for dry land. Here are some images of insects and other organisms that I have seen in
and around places where we fish. Fish also eat plants, birds, mammals, lizards, snakes, crustaceans etc.
Class Insecta:
Coleoptera |
- Beetles |
| Diptera |
- True flies |
| Ephemeroptera |
- Mayflies |
| Hemiptera |
- True bugs |
| Hymenoptera |
- Ants, bees, wasps (social insects) |
| Lepidoptera |
- Butterflies & moths |
| Megaloptera |
- Dobsonflies |
| Odonata |
- Dragonfly & Damselfly |
| Orthoptera |
- Grasshoopper and crickets |
| Plecoptera |
- Stoneflies |
| Trichoptera |
- Caddisflies |
Other: crustaceans, fish, mammals, plants, worms, birds, etc.
