Hydrometra stagnorum nymph
Water-measurer, young nymph
Carefully this young Water-measurer nymph cleans its stabbing beak. The silvery surface
he stands on is a decaying Water Lilly leaf. Note the relative long antenna, the curved up
abdomen, the red eyes and the head which is still short. This tiny bug measures about 1.7
millimeters. Below are two more pictures of this nymph with a group of aphids. On the leaf
is a shallow layer of water.
 Water-measurer nymph
nymph, sucking on midge pupa.
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