Ranatra fusca

Ranatra fusca is a water stick-insect in the family Nepidae, native to North America. It is known by the common name brown water scorpion.[1][2] It is generally 3.2โ€“4.2 cm (1.3โ€“1.7 in) long.[3] They are carnivorous and feed on other insects and crustaceans. They are most common from spring to autumn.

Ranatra fusca
at Cincinnati Zoo
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R. fusca
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Ranatra fusca

References

  1. Rantra fusca. itis.gov Accessed 2010-11-27.
  2. Packauskas, Richard Jaunutis & McPherson, J. E. (1986). "Life history and laboratory rearing of Ranatra fusca (Hemiptera: Nepidae) with descriptions of immature stages". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 79 (4): 566โ€“571. doi:10.1093/aesa/79.4.566. Abstract
  3. R.G. Bland; H.E. Jaques (2010). How to Know the Insects (3 ed.). Waveland Press, Inc. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-57766-684-4.
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