Ranatra fusca explained

Ranatra fusca is a water stick-insect in the family Nepidae, native to North America. It is known by the common name brown water scorpion.^{[1] [2]} It is generally NaNcm (-2,147,483,648inches) long.^[3] They are carnivorous and feed on other insects and crustaceans. They are most common from spring to autumn.

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Notes and References

1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=103755 Rantra fusca
2. Packauskas, Richard Jaunutis . McPherson, J. E. . amp . 1986. Life history and laboratory rearing of Ranatra fusca (Hemiptera: Nepidae) with descriptions of immature stages. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 79. 4. 566 - 571. 10.1093/aesa/79.4.566 . Abstract
3. Book: R.G. Bland . H.E. Jaques . 2010 . How to Know the Insects . Waveland Press, Inc. . 3 . 140 . 978-1-57766-684-4 .