waterscorpion
Nepa cinerae
A large waterinsect armed with two large scissors
It catches its prey in those scissors, and eat them , a
freigting sight. Some preys are:stekelbacks,
salamanders, and tadpoles.
A waterscorpion bites in fingers, quit a painful experiences.
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The Water stick insectand the water scorpions hunt for the
same prey, but not on the same place: the waterscorpion hunts near the
edge of the pond the waterinsect hunts in deeper water.
Both need waterplants like Frogbit to
hold on.
in the aquarium
This animals is hard to see as it doesn't move at all.
Only when it catches a prey it moves suddenly very fast.
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