Hemiptera - the Water Bugs

This is a very varied order of insects. Some species live on the surface; others are mainly found near the bed of a lake or stream or among submerged vegetation.

Pond Skater
Lesser Waterboatman
Gerris
species
L. Waterboatman
Corixa
Corixa
species
Backswimmer
Notonecta
Notonecta
species

Other insects in this group include the water measurers (Hydrometra species), stick insects (Ranatra species) and the Common Water Bug, Aphelocheirus montandoni - all of which are featured, with colour photographs, in the book Matching the Hatch.

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