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Water Scorpion


Water Scorpion
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Copyright: Piotr Kociuba (foton) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 19 W: 1 N: 13] (418)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-04-12
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon PowerShot A80
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-10-27 4:11
Viewed: 11285
Points: 9
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Polish]
Water Scorpion / Needle Bug

Some Water Scorpion species look like land scorpions. Also known as toe-biters, they are often seen beneath the water surface or on aquatic vegetation.

Water Scorpions are large, predatory water bugs with grasping, pincer-like forelegs for seizing their prey. They have a short or long breathing tube at the end of their abdomen. There are two commonly found water scorpions - one stout and leaf-like, and the other thin and stick-like (Needle Bug).

Water Scorpions mostly live among water weeds or in the mud of ponds, lakes and streams but a few are found under rocks in flowing water.

Water Scorpions are carnivores (car-nee-vorz), eating pond animals. They capture their prey with their front legs and suck out its body fluids.

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Regard.
Foton
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Water Scorpion, Nepa species. They are aquatic, but can fly and may be attracted to lights at night.

Nice shot, good light. A bit more DOF could have been better.
Nice composition.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2005-10-27 7:24]

What an impressive insect that you have well captured ! Great colors and exposure. Perhaps a deeper DOF... Congratulations Piotr and thanks for sharing.

reading your note, this sounds like a vicous predeator.... something from the films....

"sucking body fluid" yukkkkk!!

Interesting to see and read.

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  • cedryk Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 953 W: 52 N: 1653] (5106)
  • [2005-11-11 21:22]

Swietna fotka, Piotrze. Bardzo ciekawe ujecie i ladne kolory. Zapraszam do mojego portfolio :-0 Serdecznosci, Michal

Water scorpion - Nepa cinerea

This is a nice perspective with good lighting.The DOF is somewhat shallow. I believe thistle posted an image of the same species Water Scorpion(Nepa cinerea) Paul :)

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