Lotus plants also help improve water quality by absorbing nutrients and providing habitat for aquatic life. Plant them in large containers submerged in the pond, and ensure they receive plenty of ...

The azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella) spends its larval stages underwater, before climbing an emergent plant and breaking out of its larval skin as an adult, leaving an empty exuvia. Like many ...

The key to a healthy pond is keeping the water clear and ensuring that plants do not take over. If you have the right balance of plants and oxygen, you will encourage wildlife and your aquatic ...

Diane Louise Jordan has the first of three dance sessions inspired by changes to pond life in Spring, including microscopic organisms and surface skaters.

Photo by Liu, Lyu, Du, Chen (2025) In a deep pond rich with underwater plants in south-central China swam a fish believed to have existed nowhere else in the world. The scaled fish with barb-like ...