Species Cards
Stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus
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Food chain : |
Carnivore |
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What it eats : |
Aquatic invertebrates, tadpoles. |
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Eaten by: |
Heron, great diving beetle, dragonfly larvae |
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Habitat: |
PondPond |
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Description: |
The three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) is the most common type. It is an aggressive, carnivorous little fish. Males become brightly coloured in the breeding season. |
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