A very long, slender European water bug related to the water scorpion, which waits motionless in vegetation for prey to pass.
修堂蝽
Ranatra linearis, family Nepidae, suborder Heteroptera
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The collection of Quebec aquatic insects from the Insectarium includes nearly 55 adult and immature specimens of 17 species, such as dragonflies, damselflies, water stick insects, horseflies and fish flies.
After a slow start, a wealth of aquatic wildlife was discovered and identified, finds including fish, water scorpions, water beetles, water stick insects and dragonfly nymphs.
The Nepoidea contains the water scorpions and water stick insects of the family Nepidae and the giant water bugs, electric light bugs, and toe biters of the Belostomatidae; the genus Lethocerus contains the largest Heteroptera and the largest aquatic insects.
Abundant invertebrates dominated by dragonflies and damselflies inhabit the area; they include palm spiders, water stick insect and mangrove crabs.
There is a wide variety of aquatic animals in our pond - from water stick insects to dragonfly nymphs.