Respiratory-siphon

Guides

• Ranatra fusca

  brown water scorpion, brown waterscorpion

  Ranatra fusca is a predatory aquatic bug in the family Nepidae, commonly called the brown water scorpion. Native to North America, it inhabits freshwater environments where it hunts small invertebrates using raptorial forelegs. Adults reach 3.2–4.2 cm in length and possess a long respiratory siphon for breathing at the water surface. The species is most active from spring through autumn.

  aquaticpredatorfreshwaterNepidaeHemipteraNorth-Americaambush-predatorcamouflagerespiratory-siphon