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Waterscorpion - Ranatra sp. Their common name is due to their superficial resemblance to scorpions.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Collected in a pond and photographed in a home aquarium<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107589/waterscorpion_with_dragonfly_nymph_in_the_background-_ranatra_sp.html" title="Waterscorpion (with Dragonfly Nymph in the Background)- Ranatra sp."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/107589_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=kpL%2FZW0gitCuOKptUlJ7AlCqO3Y%3D" width="118" height="152" alt="Waterscorpion (with Dragonfly Nymph in the Background)- Ranatra sp. The more time I spend watching aquatic insects, the more it amazes me that any of them can survive long enough to reproduce. It&#039;s a brutal environment in which it seems that someone is always trying to eat you! This photo shows 2 aquatic predators - the waterscorpion and the blurred outline of a dragonfly nymph in the background. <br /> <br /> <br /> Their common name is due to their superficial resemblance to scorpions.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Collected in a pond and photographed in a home aquarium<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107590/waterscorpion_-_ranatra_sp.html Geotagged,Ranatra,Summer,United States,water scorpion" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Ranatra,Summer,United States,waterscorpion Click/tap to enlarge

Waterscorpion - Ranatra sp.

Their common name is due to their superficial resemblance to scorpions.

Habitat: Collected in a pond and photographed in a home aquarium

Waterscorpion (with Dragonfly Nymph in the Background)- Ranatra sp. The more time I spend watching aquatic insects, the more it amazes me that any of them can survive long enough to reproduce. It's a brutal environment in which it seems that someone is always trying to eat you! This photo shows 2 aquatic predators - the waterscorpion and the blurred outline of a dragonfly nymph in the background. <br /> <br /> <br /> Their common name is due to their superficial resemblance to scorpions.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Collected in a pond and photographed in a home aquarium<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107590/waterscorpion_-_ranatra_sp.html Geotagged,Ranatra,Summer,United States,water scorpion

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Uploaded Jan 21, 2021. Captured Jul 3, 2020 01:09 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/83s
  • ISO500
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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