water scorpions and deer flies
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Water Scorpions and Deer Flies. By: Kaitlin and Shelby. The Water Scorpion There are two genera of water scorpions: Ranatra. Ranatra. Nepa. About the Water Scorpions. Water Scorpions spend most of their life near the shoreline. They swim by swishing the front legs and kicking the others. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
WATER SCORPIONS AND DEER FLIES
By: Kaitlin and Shelby
The Water ScorpionThere are two genera of water scorpions:
Ranatra
RANATRA NEPA
About the Water Scorpions Water Scorpions spend most of their life
near the shoreline. They swim by swishing the front legs and
kicking the others. They are found all over the world. They belong to the Hemiptera (true bugs)
group. They have no poison in their tails.
Sketch vs. Real
SKETCH REAL
What are some characteristics of the Water Scorpion
These creatures are a dark brown or the are more of a black.
Water Scorpions are about one to two inches long.
They have two pairs of wings and six legs.
Water Scorpions would prefer to walk in the mud than flying.
Water Scorpion Habitat They live among
streams, ponds, and rivers. They live on the stem of aquatic weeds. They are sometimes found under rocks, too. If they need oxygen they come up to the surface and breathe in air.
Water Scorpion FoodWater Scorpion’s usual diet
is: Mayflies Water Beetles Fresh Water Shrimp Small Segmented Worms Stoneflies Hog Lice
Life Cycle
Bibliography Buzzle.com,
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/water-scorpion.html.
Bucket Buddies, www.troutnut.com Small Pond Images, www.google.com Life Cycle, http
://creekconnections.allegheny.edu
Deer Fly
About the Deer Fly Deer Flies belong to the fly
family, Tabanidae. These flies are known to bite
and suck blood from humans and animals.
They can be pests to cattle, horse, and humans.
Sketch vs. RealSKETCH REAL
What are some characteristics of the Deer Fly
Deer Flies have big heads and very large eyes.
They have patterned gold or green eyes.
Deer Flies are about the size of a simple house fly.
Deer Fly Habitat They are
distributed worldwide but are not found in Hawaii, Greenland, or Iceland. They like places that are permanently wet. They are found just about everywhere,
Deer Fly Food Blood Nectar from flowers
Deer Flies main meal is blood. This is their meal because the females need to have their eggs. The more blood they drink the more babies they will have.
Life Cycle
Bibliography Deer Fly Quick Facts,
http://wsenvironmentalcommittee.org Google Images, http://www.google.com/search?q=deer+fly Ask.com, http://www.ask.com/.
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