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Waterscorpion - Nepa apiculata
Copyright © 2004 Robin McLeod

Waterscorpion - Nepa apiculata
Parkhill Conservation Area, Ontario, Canada
November 5, 2004
At the edge of a pond in very shallow water; its breathing tube is breaking the water surface. This must be Nepa apiculata, as there are no other species in that genus in North America.
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Contributed by Robin McLeod on 12 December, 2004 - 7:53pm

Identification?
Are you sure this isn't a Giant water Bug, Family Belostomatidae?
… Karl Volkman, 20 January, 2008 - 6:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, I'm sure.
As the Guide page notes, Giant Water Bugs (Belostomatidae) lack a long abdominal breathing tube, and have flattened middle and hindlegs.
… Robin McLeod, 20 January, 2008 - 7:10pm login or register to post comments

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