Always be in the mood. Aquatic plants growing in ponds and their names

The beginning of June is a great time to plant aquatic plants, so it's time to talk about which ones are best for decorating a pond to match the style of your summer house.

Water lily hybrid (Nymphaea)

No other plant can match the beauty of the nymphaeum or one of the most beautiful aquatic plants. These are white wild-growing water lilies from natural reservoirs, and varietal nymphs with large, 15-20 cm in diameter flowers of a wide variety of colors: white, pink, yellow, crimson. Blooms in June-September.

Water lilies appeared on sale a few years ago, but so far, in terms of the beauty of aquatic plants, they are not inferior to anyone in their palm. Water lilies give the pond a touching, nostalgic flair and fit perfectly into the design of the cottage, both in a romantic style and in modern style.

Growing features

It is recommended for the deep-water zone of the reservoir, when planting large plants at a depth of 50 cm or more, small ones - from 20 cm, preferably in a thick layer of organic silt or on fertile heavy clay soil.

In ancient times, the flowers of the blue nymph, called the Egyptian blue rose, decorated the halls of rulers, places of worship and dwellings in the country of the pharaohs. AT Ancient Greece the water lily flower was a symbol of beauty and eloquence. There is a legend about nymphs who turned into a flower of a white water lily and lured travelers to the bottom.

Among the Slavs, the water lily was endowed with mystical and healing power. She was called overpowered-grass and believed that she was able to overcome all evil spirits and ailments. In addition, she helped travelers, softened the hearts of cruel beauties, endowed them with talents.

You can also read about the hybrid water lily on the site in the article.

Calamus ordinary, or swamp (Acorus calamus)

Calamus forms spectacular groups of stems and sword-shaped leaves rising high above the water with a spicy, pleasant smell. The strict linearity of the plant will harmoniously fit both in regular style dachas, and in its landscape image. Maintains and creates green or greenish-white (‘Variegatus’ form) gamut.

Growing features

Calamus is planted with immersion in water to a depth of 0.3-0.5 m or with planting in a wetland, preferably on clay, but it is also possible on sandy loamy soil, it is permissible - in containers (leaves are cut for winter, leaving 10 cm above the water surface ). It grows in one place for a long time. With intensive growth, it is able to displace other plant species; distribution control is required. The distance between plants is 50-70 cm.

Calamus, like a water lily, is also shrouded in legends and traditions. It is believed that it was brought from the south during the Mongol-Tatar invasion. It was the eastern warriors who threw it into the reservoirs, and if the plants took root, then the water was considered clean and drinkable.

Iris iris, or marsh (Iris pseudacorus)

A very spectacular aquatic plant from the iris or iris family, which quickly forms groups of lush greenery. During the flowering period, it brings its sunny joyful chords, proclaiming the triumph of life. It grows up to 90 cm high, on one rhizome - 12-15 bright yellow flowers that bloom in late May - July. Xiphoid leaves up to 120 cm long are decorative throughout the summer.

Iris iris or marsh. Photo from econet.ru

Growing features

Planted in shallow water. It is necessary to control the spread of the rhizome. It is better to plant in a container and annually remove shoots growing to the sides. At the end of summer, all the leaves are cut off so as not to clog the banks and the bottom of the reservoir.

In the Middle Ages, iris became christian symbol, personifying the suffering of the Virgin, and at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries. - one of the flowers of Art Nouveau style.

Calla, or marsh calla (Calla palustris)

A beautiful exotic aquatic plant from the aroid family, especially spectacular during the flowering period. Natural habitats are shallow water along the banks of overgrown ponds. The thick, fleshy rhizome grows rapidly; in one summer, the plant can completely cover an area of ​​​​several square meters.

Its heart-shaped dark green shiny leaves are beautiful. Inflorescences with a white veil appear in May-June. By the end of summer, bright red fruits are formed. Suitable for reservoirs of dachas in the Art Nouveau style. Flowers are used as cut flowers, they look very beautiful and majestic in bouquets, symbolizing freshness and purity.

Photo from econet.ru

Growing features

The planting depth of calla lilies is 10-15 cm. Propagated by segments of rhizomes. The leaves are pruned for the winter. It is better to plant callas in a container, which is brought into the basement for the winter and stored until the onset of stable warm spring weather.

In the southern regions, a relative of the marsh calla is more often used in ponds - Ethiopian calla or Ethiopian zantedesia ( Zantedeschia aethiopica). Provided that the tubers are dug up in autumn (they are stored at a temperature of +10 ... + 15 ° С) and not too fast (after the last spring frosts) planting in the spring, this plant can be grown even in reservoirs middle lane Russia.

On the Black Sea coast Krasnodar Territory and the southern coast of Crimea, you can leave zantedesia to winter in open field near the water in secluded places of the dacha, protected from the cold northern winds, covering it with leaves. Beginning in May, the Ethiopian calla blooms profusely for a long time.

Cattail (Typha)

All cattails are beautiful background perennials. They are recommended for creating spectacular thickets in large reservoirs, and in small ones they are planted in small groups or singly. Cattails look harmoniously in the reservoirs of landscape-style cottages. Their dense, dark brown cobs with a velvety surface bloom in June-August.

Growing features

The minimum depth of placement of plants in the reservoir is 7-12 cm. Requires control over distribution; better planted in a container. In this case, excess rhizomes should be removed to prevent overgrowth.

Surely many of you know cattail called "bulrush". However, real reed is a completely different plant from the sedge family, with wide panicles at the ends of long stems. You will read about it below. Why this happened is not known for certain.

Lake bulrush (Scirpus lacustris)

The same "noisy reeds". With this large plant from the sedge family with a loose texture, it is better to decorate rather large reservoirs in mass groups. When landscaping small ponds, it can be used in small groups planted in containers to limit the feeding area and, consequently, the growth of plants. The long stem grows up to 1-2 m high, and the leaves of the reed are barely noticeable, narrow, small, located near the panicle inflorescence.

Bulrush. Photo courtesy of swamp.osu.edu

Growing features

It is better to plant in containers in the shallow water zone at a depth of 7-12 cm. It winters in water bodies.

Reeds can not only decorate ponds, it is also suitable for food. Its rhizomes are edible - fresh, baked, crushed and boiled, flour can be made from dried rhizomes. You can also eat the root part of the stem of young plants, juicy and sweet in taste. People who are in extreme conditions, does not threaten hunger when there are reeds nearby.

Common reed (Phragmites communis, syn. P. australis)

Reed belongs to the bluegrass family (so reed, cattail, and reeds, belonging to different families, should not be confused). Reed is more suitable for decorating large reservoirs in landscape-style dachas. It is decorative throughout its growth, and even dry plants in a frozen pond, covered with snow, enchant with their beauty. Reduces water pollution with organic substances (oxygenator).

Common reed. Photo from econet.ru

The reed has long, erect, bluish-green stems-straws up to 3-4 m high. Flowers in brown-purple spikelets-panicles are small, inconspicuous, bloom from July to autumn. In August-September, they turn into eye-catching silvery-brown fluffy plumes. There is an ornamental variety of reed ‘ Variegata' - up to 1 m high, leaves with a golden yellow, later white border.

Growing features

Can be planted to a depth of 1.5 m, variegated form ‘ Variegata' - 7-12 cm or in the coastal wet zone. Mandatory control over distribution, tk. the plant is large, powerful, forming thickets. Winters in open ground.

The Latin name of the reed - Phragmites - comes from the Greek word phragma, which means wattle, fence. And this is not accidental, since since ancient times it has been used to cover roofs, make fences, and weave baskets.

Susak umbrella (Butomus umbellatus)

A very elegant plant for decorating ponds, able to emphasize how strict regular style of composition with its xiphoid, long leaves, and naturally fit into the company of aquatic plants of the pond landscape style. The height of the stems at the susak is 40-10 cm, the flowers are pink-white, collected in umbrellas, bloom in June-July.

Growing features

Susak can be planted in a container in shallow water (from 10 cm to 1 m). Prefers clay soil. Grows fast; divided every 2-3 years. Distribution control required.

The Latin name of susak - Butomus - comes from the Greek words bus - bull, tomnein - to pinch off and speaks of susak as a fodder plant for cattle.

About umbrella susak on the site, see more material here.

Arrowhead or common arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifolia)

Arrowhead - one of the most beautiful aquatic plants, stands out decorative leaves different shapes(depending on their location) and white with dark purple or pink flowers in racemes on trihedral stems. Blooms in July-August. Suitable for ponds cottages made in various styles: both regular, landscape, and eclectic.

Lakes and reservoirs, often combined under the same name of lake-like reservoirs, constitute a peculiar group of water bodies that differ significantly from both rivers and seas. If in the rivers main reason movement of water is the gradient of gravity, then in lakes - the wind. But in a number of cases, the features of the river regime are inherent in lakes, and the features of the lake regime are inherent in sections of rivers. So, for example, in many flowing lakes there are currents characteristic of rivers. The main difference between a lake and a sea is the absence of direct water exchange with the ocean. The exception is the lakes of the sea coasts, in which water exchange with the sea or ocean is carried out continuously or periodically.

In the lake regime, the shape and dimensions of the basin play a significant role. In addition, the regime of lakes is more closely related to the geographical features of the surrounding land and its waters. Each lake arises and develops in a certain geographical environment and interacts with it. Water supply, fluctuations in the volume of water mass and level, and features of the regime of lakes depend on the size and geographical conditions of their basins. The leading role in the formation and development of lakes belongs to integrating geographical factors: topography, climate and runoff. In each lake-like reservoir, physical, chemical and biological processes take place, the cumulative effect of which determines its regime. The intensity and direction of these processes, in turn, is determined by the influence of the geographical conditions in which the lake exists.

Every lake is a reservoir of life. But few higher plants can exist in conditions of excess moisture or directly in aquatic environment. Most often, these are perennials with a shallow root system, wide thin leaves and a large number of air-bearing cavities in the stems and roots.
Aquatic vegetation in lakes forms concentric zones. The penetration of plants into the depth depends on the transparency of the water. Usually plants settle down to a depth of 3-4 m, and in very transparent lakes up to 7-8 m. Plants that are completely submerged in water penetrate deeper than others: pondweed, elodea, telorez, hornwort, hara. Their lightness and buoyancy is facilitated by the abundance of air tissues, which make up up to 70% of the body volume. The strong dissection of the leaf blade into small lobes contributes to a better supply of oxygen to the plants. The body of such representatives is very flexible, soft, usually covered with mucus, which prevents the tissues from washing out salts.

On some lakes of Polissya, in a strip of submerged vegetation, an unusual flowering plant, which has become very rare - the insectivorous aldrovandus vesicularis. Its underwater filamentous stems are covered with countless bubbles. At one end of the vial there is an inlet with a door that opens quickly if you touch its sensitive outer hairs. The victim is sucked in so quickly that it cannot be traced with the naked eye.

The second vegetation zone in the lakes is formed by plants with floating leaves (white water lily, yellow water pod, amphibian buckwheat). They also spend their whole lives in the aquatic environment, have a developed root system, with the help of which they are attached to the ground, air-bearing tissues have formed in their stems and leaves, and they open their flower only for pollination by insects on the surface of the water.
In some floodplain lakes of the Pripyat and Mukhovets basins, an ancient and rare plant is found - floating salvinia - the only aquatic representative of ferns in Belarus. Salvinia is often grown in aquariums.
In the coastal shallow waters of reservoirs, a strip of air-aquatic plants stretches (reed, reed, cattail, mannik horsetail). Their elastic stems rise above the surface of the water and reach a height of 1.5-2 m. They form the "second shore" of the lake, keep it from destruction.

Coastal plants are rooted in the soil. Most of them (marigold, calla, butterbur, susak) have large leaves and bright flowers. Many aquatic plants find economic use. These are medicinal, dyeing, tanning, ornamental plants. Many of them are listed in the Red Book (floating salvinia, bubbly aldrovanda, giant white water lily, small yellow egg pod, water chestnut, lake halfwort). dried kidneys are used as an expectorant, diuretic and hemostatic agent, as well as in chronic catarrhs ​​of the respiratory tract.
Around the end of May - beginning of June, pine pollination begins. The male cones burst with pollen.

Three main areas (zones) are distinguished in the lake, which have their own characteristic population: a) the littoral, covering the entire coastal zone, b) the profundal, or deep-water region, including the bottom of the lake and the layer of water directly adjacent to it, and c) the pelagial, covering the entire water mass, except for "a" and "b".

In accordance with gradual change depths, thickets of coastal aquatic plants are located zonal. At the very edge of the water, at a depth of less than 1 m, in the shallow zone there are thickets of sedge (Cagex), rush (Heleocharis), arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifolia), water buckwheat (Polygonum amphibium) and other marsh-aquatic plants.

Further, to a maximum depth of 2-3 m, there is a zone of “reeds” (fishermen call it “reed” in our country), which includes reeds (Phragmites ccmmunis), reeds (Scirpus), trident (Scolochloa), water horsetail (Equisetum limosum) and some other plants. Deeper is the zone of plants with floating leaves - the zone of water lilies - water lilies (Nymphaea), egg-pods (Nuphar), floating pondweed (Potamogeton natans). Even further, at depths sometimes reaching 4-5 m, there is a zone of submerged plants - broad-leaved pondweeds (P. perfoliatus, etc.), urt (Myriophyllum), and blackcap (Sparganium).

According to the degree and nature of the distribution of higher aquatic plants in Lake Baikal, the following ecotopes can be distinguished: open coasts; isolated areas from the main water area of ​​the lake (bays, bays, coves); estuarine sections of rivers, including the deltas of the Selenga and the Upper Angara; coastal-sor zone (shallow-water sors and coastal reservoirs connected by channels with Baikal).

On the open shores of the lake, due to the low water temperature, strong waves and rocky soils, higher aquatic plants are found singly. They are concentrated mainly in places closed from excitement. According to the species diversity of aquatic plants, the floras of the deltas of the Selenga and Upper Angara rivers are especially distinguished. Apparently, this is due to the influence of warm river waters and the abundance of well-heated, shallow areas with sandy and sandy-silty soils.

Baikal is characterized by a weak distribution of aquatic mosses. Only occasionally they are noted in bays, coves, sors and river mouths. On the open coasts of Lake Baikal, only Fontinalis hypnoides var. duriaei (Schimpr.) Husn.

The main part of higher aquatic plants grows on sandy and sandy-silty soils in the littoral zone at a depth of up to 5 m. Some plants can be found both in shallow areas and at depths from 10 to 30 m. These are the species of the genus Fontinalis, Leptodictyum riparium (Hedw.) Warnst., P. perfoliatus L., P. pectinatus L., P. maackianus A. Benn., Elodea canadensis Michx, Lemna trisuica L., Batrachium divaricatum (Schrank) Schur, B. trichophyllum (Chaix) van den Bosch, Myriophyllum spicatum L.

In contrast to the lower bottom vegetation of Lake Baikal, where endemics predominate, most species of higher aquatic plants are widespread. Among them, typical Baikal or Siberian elements were not noted. Nevertheless, a number of species of aquatic plants rare for Central Siberia have been identified in the littoral zone of the lake. These are Riccia fluitans L „ Ricciocarpus natans (L.) Corda, Isoetes setacea Durieu, Potamogeton maackianus A. Benn., P. macrocarpus Dobroch., Caulinia flexilis Wilid., Najas marma L., Subularia aquatica L., Tillaea aquitica L., Elatin hydropiper L., E. orthosperma Dueben, E. triandra Schkuhr.



To improve the territory of the garden, aquatic plants are used, which have a number of features in the anatomical structure. water colors decorate artificially created ponds, domestic reservoirs. Aquatic plants for the pond are part of the conservation system, not inferior to other cultures in their decorative qualities.

The appearance of a cloudy sediment and "blooming" of water indicates increased reproduction. unicellular algae and different cultures bacteria. At high temperatures, the water acquires a marsh hue very quickly, which affects the quality of the reservoir. And the rapid growth of grass in the pond leads to the appearance of silt.

Features of the anatomy and physiology of aquatic cultures used for pond water treatment:

• leaf plates of plants for a pond in a country house are usually differentiated into parts, in the form of a thread;
• inside the stem there are cavities with air;
• pond plants have a poorly branched root system.

When creating a decorative reservoir, it is important to take into account the main characteristics of the space on which the aquatic vegetation will be located. Crops that do not require careful maintenance are more in demand.

The choice of river crops depends on the following:

• the ability of plants to calmly endure the cold season, as well as from the preservation of all soil components near the shore of a fresh reservoir;
• methods of seating and vitality of plants;
• degree of need for care.

Compiled flower arrangements should not close beautiful background reservoir. It is desirable to decorate the recreation area with low vegetation. If there are at least four square meters free zone, then you can plant reeds, cattails, angelica, rhubarb, different kinds reeds. A small area of ​​​​the reservoir allows you to plant daylily, chastukha, arrowhead, calamus, bracken. The construction of the observation zone of the pond is carried out with the help of cinquefoil, marigold, and watercress officinalis.

To keep the water fresh and clean for a long time, oxygen generators are planted at the bottom of the reservoir. They thoroughly clean the pond, not being characterized by a beautiful appearance. Some floating crops also prevent water blooms.

Hornwort performs the function of saturating water with oxygen. However, with strong growth this species vegetation can create a cloudy sediment.

River seedling

The floating vegetation of a small lake is used to protect the water surface from temperature changes. But this type of seedlings requires careful care and cutting off unnecessary shoots in due time. To properly plant floating crops, experienced gardeners It is recommended to use baskets.

Deep water fresh water plants

They are characterized by the location of sections of the root system in the thickness of the soil, the stem and leaf blades lean over the surface of the water. If you do not acquire deep-sea cultures, then strains of bacteria will multiply vigorously, forming a cloudy sediment. Ornamental vegetation of this type includes nymphaeum, water lily, yellow capsule, eichornia and water paint.

Swamp vegetation does not require special care, grows in places with excessive lighting. Swamp culture needs to be planted occasionally, as it multiplies rapidly. This group of plants includes swamp violet and forget-me-not, fatwort, burdock and vaccinium.

Vegetation of the coastal zone

The culture of the coastal zone should be unpretentious in care and harmoniously enter the composition. Absolutely any seedlings can be planted around the reservoir, because the coastal soil is well protected from water by a plastic form or cellophane. The group of cultures of the coastal zone is represented by astilba, mountaineer stalks, loosestrife loosestrife.

It is desirable to place each individual of plants of the coastal zone in a separate container. If the lake has large shores, then seedlings can be planted without a special container.

How to plant a pond

The principles of designing the lake with all kinds of aquatic cultures:

In one ecological water system, unicellular green algae, strains of bacteria and fungi, ornamental fish, pond plants can live. However, plants cannot occupy more than half of the total volume of water. The most popular aquatic crops include duckweed, calamus, water lily, elodea, bogweed, rush, and cattail.

Estimate

There are a huge number of plants growing on our planet. They are all different, but experts combine them into groups - for easier classification, looking for different cultures common signs. One of the well-known classifications is the grouping of plants into groups according to the place of growth. After all, representatives of the flora in the desert, steppe, mountains and forests differ significantly. Let's talk on this page "Popular about health" about what plants can be found on the lake in the forest?

Plants in the forest by the lake

Lakes and other bodies of water are often surrounded by forests. And in such areas grows a huge number of plants. They are mainly represented by herbs and shrubs, in addition, some trees can grow on the banks.

Approaching the lake in the forest, you can find among the herbage straight stems with tassels of spotted flowers and with long leaves, like those of tulips, which are covered with spots. This plant is called Orchis, and it belongs to orchids. Indeed, upon closer inspection, it is clear that purple flowers are an exact reduced copy of tropical orchids. Orchid is widely used by specialists traditional medicine, for example, to restore strength, eliminate indigestion, dysentery and poisoning.

Also, near forest lakes, you can often find plants like snake mountaineer, Ivan tea (narrow-leaved fireweed), gout, fern - bracken and others ...

So, a snake mountaineer grows here. This plant is a herbaceous perennial, its stem reaches about a meter in height. The flowers of the snake mountaineer look pink and collected in a spikelet. Few people know that snake mountaineer can be eaten. So, above-ground part plants is a source of a significant amount of ascorbic acid. And the roots of such a culture are often used in therapeutic purposes- for the treatment of acute intestinal disorders, etc.

One of the common plants found near lakes is fireweed. This plant blooms almost all summer, lilac-red or purple flowers appear on it, which are collected in oblong brushes. Fireweed was widely used by our ancestors - on its basis they prepared a surprisingly tasty and healthy tea, which has tonic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and other healing qualities.

On damp shores, gout is often found. It is one of the first herbs to germinate in the spring. Such a plant is a representative of the umbrella family: its inflorescences are attached to thin knitting needles, which diverge to the sides in rays. Our ancestors often consumed gout as food; salads and soups were prepared on its basis. And healers say that such a culture can be an excellent cure for gout, rheumatism and other joint ailments. It also copes with hypovitaminosis and normalizes metabolism.

Quite often on damp areas forests near the lakes there are thickets of bracken-fern. Such a plant can also be eaten and used for therapeutic purposes. Healers use it to treat anemia, coughs, headaches, joint diseases, etc.

One of the common plants growing near lakes is calamus. It is a tall perennial that often forms thickets, and sometimes mixes with sedge and horsetail. Such a culture has sharp leaves that are shaped like a sword. Calamus is widely used for therapeutic purposes. Based on its roots, medicines are prepared for liver diseases, bladder ailments, nervous system, tuberculosis, etc.

Plants also grow in the lake itself. In the stagnant water of lakes and along the banks, a three-leaf watch often grows. It is a perennial, and has a thick, long and fairly branched rhizome. It is very pleasant to meet such plants here, as many of them look quite attractive. In particular, on the one we are considering there are blue-green trifoliate leaves and dense brushes of white-pink flowers. The three-leaf watch is widely used both in folk and in official medicine. It is often used as bitterness - for the active production of digestive juice. In addition, this herb has choleretic, laxative, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, analgesic, tonic and other medicinal qualities.

One of the most common plants found near lakes is cattail. It reaches a height of one to two meters, has broadly linear leaves near the base of the stem. Cattail is prone to rapid growth and often forms thickets.

As an example of a plant in a lake, I will call the calla. In the water in the shallow water of a forest lake, the marsh calla is often found. Such a plant is a rhizomatous perennial, it has attractive rounded leaves that are heart-shaped and located on long petioles. Also, the large calla gives flowers that are collected in inflorescences-cobs, covered with a white ovoid veil. Few people know, but this plant is poisonous. However, it is used for making medicines, for example, to achieve an analgesic effect.

On the shores of forest lakes and in the water, you can often see beautiful medium-sized flowers, often yellow, less often white. This is what buttercups look like. They are perennials and are often used by gardeners and aquarists to decorate ponds. It is worth noting that many varieties of buttercups are poisonous, but, nevertheless, are widely used by traditional medicine specialists.

We talked about what plants can be found in the forest, plants growing near the lake and in the lake itself. These are just some of their representatives. In fact, the list of such medicinal crops is much longer. However, we have already considered the plants of fresh water and wet places, so you may well read about them.

Plants in water bodies are distributed in groups, depending on the depth of the water.

Growing on the shore coastal plants: goose foot, forget-me-nots and other herbs.

Grow in small places sedge, cane, reeds and cattail with long leaves and a brown velvety cone. This is - shallow water plants.

Sedge

Cane

reeds

cattail

The lower parts of these plants are immersed in water, while the upper ones rise above it.

Reeds have a smooth, transparent, strong stem. At the top is a small spreading panicle. The stems are used as fuel, for weaving bags and mats.

The reed is higher than the reeds, has a strong knotted stem. Its height reaches four meters. At the top of the stem is a beautiful lush brown panicle. Many animals of the reservoir feed on the shoots and rhizomes of these plants.

The next group of plants are water plants floating on the surface with leaves - white water lilies and yellow capsules.

The rhizomes of these plants are firmly attached to the muddy bottom, a long petiole extends from the rhizome - up to five meters. Thick leaf blades are firmly attached to the petiole, so even in strong wind leaves do not come off and do not turn over. The water lily flower is on a leafless long stem, it opens in the morning when the sun warms, and closes again in the evening. In deeper places, dense thickets of pondweed flutter, which are completely submerged in water.

An interesting plant is pemphigus.

At even greater depths meet seaweed. In addition, small plants swim freely at different depths. This is duckweed, from the abundance of which sometimes the water seems greenish.

All plants of reservoirs are moisture-loving or water-loving.

The life of many animals is connected with water bodies.

On the calm surface of the reservoir you can see long-legged bed bugs. They glide across the surface of the water like skis. The tips of the paws of the water strider are covered with thick hairs and lubricated with a fatty substance. This helps the water strider stay on the surface of the water. The water strider is a predatory insect.
	small beetles good athletes, these bugs alternately jump into the air, then dive deep into the water in pursuit of prey. At the whirlwinds interesting device eye. They seem to be divided into two parts. top the eyes of the bugs see the prey well at the top, and bottom these insects can see underwater.
swimming beetle- a large black, shiny beetle. It rises from the depths to the surface of the water to take in air. When moving, its paws work like oars. The swimmer is a predator. He often attacks not only insects, but also small fish.
	frogs are very useful animals. They eat a lot harmful insects, for example, swimming beetles that exterminate fry and small fish.

Through clear water of the reservoir you can see how flocks of fish swim swiftly. In the reservoirs of the Perm Territory (rivers, lakes and ponds), where the water is not heavily polluted, live various fish. This is pike, bream, zander, roach, perch, burbot and etc.

Pike	Perch	Burbot
Zander	Bream	Roach

The body of fish is adapted to life in water. It is elongated and covered with mucus. This helps the fish move easily. The caudal fin serves as a good rudder and the other fins keep the fish balanced. Fish feed on plants, insects, and predatory fish, such as pike, also eat small fish and frogs.

The fauna of the reservoirs of the region was enriched with beavers and muskrats.

Beaver

Muskrat

Beaver called a wonderful swimmer and a four-legged engineer, a skilled builder for his buildings - huts, dams, canals. He has a beautiful dark brown skin, paddle-shaped tail, webbed paws. Beavers were brought from the Voronezh Reserve and from Belarus. Imported from the Kurgan fur farm muskrat- water rat. By way of life, she resembles a beaver.