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Waterscorpion

Ranatra spp. (?)

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Notes:

I saw them coming out of the water. They stayed above water for 10-15 minutes driying up and then they opened their very red wings and flew away. Amazing! ID please.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Aaron_G
Aaron_G 12 years ago
Waterscorpion
Ranatra spp. (?) Ranatra


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3 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Now in a mission

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 12 years ago

Thank you, I think you are right.

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Aaron_G
Aaron_G 12 years ago

I think the Ranatra genus is a good place to begin ID exploration.

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LuisStevens
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LuisStevens

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Aug 18, 2011
Submitted on Jan 20, 2012

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