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Water scorpion? - Ranatra
Copyright © 2015 Vicki DeLoach

Water scorpion? - Ranatra
Callaway Gardens, Harris County, Georgia, USA
April 11, 2015
Size: large praying mantis size
Spotted at far edge of low weed bed in cove of Discovery Lake, while watching Springtime darners ovipositing in same weed edges. It was the size of a large praying mantis but with much longer legs, reminding me of a walking stick. Friend Eric Isley tells me it looks like a Water scorpion. Could this be Ranatra?
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Contributed by Vicki DeLoach on 13 April, 2015 - 6:36am
Last updated 13 April, 2015 - 8:17am

yes, Ranatra sp
Moved from ID Request.
… metrioptera, 13 April, 2015 - 8:17am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks so much!
Thanks so much!
… Vicki DeLoach, 13 April, 2015 - 6:42pm login or register to post comments

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