Pond Insect for ID Please

NellyDee
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Pond Insect for ID Please Jul 30, 2018 16:17:28 GMT

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Post by NellyDee on Jul 30, 2018 16:17:28 GMT

This insect was under the water grabbing flies the second photo is it grappling with a fly. Any ideas what please (odd how first photo picked up the reflection from pond bottom but second picked up sun reflection)

DSCF3031 by Helen Skelton, on Flickr

DSCF3028 by Helen Skelton, on Flickr

Last Edit: Jul 30, 2018 16:19:40 GMT by NellyDee

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Pond Insect for ID Please Jul 31, 2018 4:41:14 GMT NellyDee likes this

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Post by aeshna5 on Jul 31, 2018 4:41:14 GMT

It's a Water Boatman, also appropriately called a Backswimmer, Notonecta sp.

They are aquatic, predatory true bugs. There are a few species in this genus in the UK, but I'm not familiar with them to species level.

Last Edit: Jul 31, 2018 4:42:37 GMT by aeshna5

NellyDee Supreme Member Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away Posts: 3,073	Pond Insect for ID Please Aug 2, 2018 8:18:52 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by NellyDee on Aug 2, 2018 8:18:52 GMT Thank you aeshna - seems my pond is full of predators:)

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