Water Stick Insect

Ranatra linearis

About

The water stick insect is an extraordinarily slender aquatic bug that ambushes prey in well-vegetated ponds. It has a long breathing tube like the water scorpion.

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Quick Facts

Category: Insect
Latin name: Ranatra linearis
IUCN Status: LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.