Question

What does benthic macro invertebrates mean?

Answer 1

Benthic (meaning “bottom-dwelling”) macroinvertebrates are small aquatic animals and the aquatic larval stages of insects. They include dragonfly and stonefly larvae, snails, worms, and beetles

Answer 2

Small, bottom-dwelling aquatic animals without vertebrae

Step-by-step explanation:

Small, microscopic animals without backbones, and that are usually found at the bottom of the body of water they are in (thus earning the prefix benthic) such as snails, worms and beetles. They usually are the aquatic larval stages of insects.