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Nepidae

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Nepidae

Common name

Water scorpion

These stick-like insects are frequently found submerged in pond vegetation where they are well camouflaged. Water scorpions have a long slender 'tail' that functions like a snorkel and is lacking in the smaller, surface-dwelling water measurer. Despite their fearsome name, water scorpions do not actually have a sting in their tail.