Nepa cinerea
(Nepa rubra)
Water scorpion, nymph
The nymph of the Water scorpion doesn't have the long breathing tube of the perfect
insect. And the elytra are also absent. On the back there are long hairs, which help
attaching dirt from the ditch to camouflage the bug. The color is camouflaging too: look at
the curved leaf between the head and the let front leg: the front legs are almost
indistinguishable from that leaf.
Detail of head and eyes:
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