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Rocky pool at the side of a relatively fast flowing, small river.
I saw them coming out of the water. They stayed above water for 10-15 minutes ...
as pictured, approx. 3 inches long, including unusual 'tails'
Thin with long legs. Has grasping forelegs.
Found while attempting to catch odd-looking sunfish, these guys kinda creep me ...
We rescued this "thing" from a pool. It is standing on a bright yellow flipper ...
About 8cm.long. Among three pairs of legs, the front pair legs are raptorial ...
Aquatic predatory insects. These ones were about 2.5 to 3 inches. Front legs ...
We found this at the beach with my students today. It seems to be some sort of ...
I was wrong about this being a walking stick! (Thank you, ForestDragon!). True ...
It was interesting to find out that the tail is used as a breathing tube like a ...
Stick-like aquatic true bug that is found in dense aquatic vegetation in fresh ...
Stick-like aquatic true bug that is found in dense aquatic vegetation in fresh ...
Water scorpions usually lurk motionless close to the surface, head down, ...
Slender, dark brown bug with long, thin legs. Front pair of legs are modified ...
While the water stick-insect does resemble the terrestrial walking stick insect ...
I am a little unsure if I have identified the correct species. It seems a bit ...
The body of the Brown Water Scorpion resembles that of a terrestrial stick ...
This walking stick looking insect had a body that was about 2 inches long. It ...
Ranatra are sometimes called needle bugs ...
can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Members of the genus