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Water Scorpion - Ranatra
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Water Scorpion - Ranatra
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
June 4, 2006

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Contributed by sashajade on 5 June, 2006 - 11:45pm
Last updated 6 June, 2006 - 3:14pm

Ranatra
It looks like a Water Scorpion, family Nepidae, genus Ranatra.

Joshua S. Rose, Ph.D.
World Birding Center
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
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… Joshua Stuart Rose, 6 June, 2006 - 8:57am login or register to post comments

 
Re: Ranatra
Thank you!
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