Aquatic Animals
Gastropods 
- From the marine snail family
- Also known as dog whelks
- Carrion feeders
- Many are found on the sand and mud
- Very large numbers of marine snails and sea slugs, as well as the freshwater snails, and the terrestrial snails and slugs
- They are also microscopic.
Rockpool Shrimp 
- Small and quick-moving
- Found in slower-flowing rivers, and in ponds and billabongs
- Feeds on decomposing vegetation and bacteria
- Are found around stones and aquatic
Crabs 
- Are crustaceans
- Found along muddy edges of Maribyrnong Estuary
- Feeds on animal and vegetable material
- Most common species is shore crab
- Uses their claws to capture pray
Backswimmer
- Are predators
- Feeds off insects from the surface
- Eats other aquatic animals
- Carries an air bubble for breathing underwater
Midges
- A type of fly
- Is an insect
- Has lighting-fast lifecycles which allows them to breed up in vast numbers in just a few days
