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Waterscorpion - Ranatra
Copyright © 2009 Kathleen P Chute

Waterscorpion - Ranatra
Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
August 15, 2009
Size: 3 inches

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Contributed by Kathleen Chute on 15 August, 2009 - 11:59am
Last updated 15 September, 2009 - 5:47pm

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… v belov, 15 September, 2009 - 5:47pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… john and jane balaban, 6 September, 2009 - 10:42am login or register to post comments

Yes, a Waterscorpion
Family Nepidae, Genus Ranatra. Someone else may be able to give you species and tell you how to sex it, I'm really not sure.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/3157
… Natalie Hernandez, 15 August, 2009 - 12:02pm login or register to post comments

 
ThX
Thanks Natalie,
… Kathleen Chute, 18 August, 2009 - 6:45am login or register to post comments

 
ThX
Thank You, so fast. I love this bug.
… Kathleen Chute, 15 August, 2009 - 12:15pm login or register to post comments

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