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Water cricket

velia caprai

Photo by Banstie
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

numerous of these little insects, which move fast over the surface of the water in the garden pond

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Velia caprai

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Banstie
ID'd by some kind person on iSpot
Banstie
Mmm .... I was thinking type of pond skater. It never goes under water as far as I can see.
KarenL
Could be some kind of water boatman? Corixa punctata
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PublishedAugust 21, 2011

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