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Ranatra
I was wrong about this being a walking stick! (Thank you, ForestDragon!). True to their name, they love water!
I have seen them all over our pool and pond, and during all seasons.
Those bumps on its legs are not normal. I am wondering if anyone knows what they are, and could tell me. ForestDragon suggested that they might be mites!
WOW! I really thought it was a Stick Insect.... : o
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Oh my goodness, thank you so much! I *knew* they looked different from the walking sticks I had seen before! Ah, I have been "rescuing" them from water for no reason, then. Oops.
This cool insect looks more like a water scorpion from genus Ranatra. They are aqatic predatory insects. The "bumps" you see are likely water mites of some kind.
True walkingsticks are not found in the water.
Spotted on Jun 28, 2016
Submitted on Jun 28, 2016
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