A mainly tropical predatory water bug with grasping forelegs, breathing from the surface via a bristle-like ‘tail’.
水蝎，蝎蝽，红娘华
Family Nepidae, suborder Heteroptera: several genera and species, including the European Nepa cinerea
Example sentencesExamples
These surely are Water Scorpions in the genus Ranatra, and they really will give a painful bite.
She also learned from her teacher that the water scorpion's tail forms a siphon for breathing at the surface.
They include such things as spiders, leeches, millipedes, pill bugs, flatworms, mites, beetles, and water dwellers such as water scorpions and nematode worms.
When an unsuspecting tadpole, fairy shrimp, or insect comes along, the water scorpion lunges forward and grabs it with razor sharp front legs.
Definition of water scorpion in US English:
water scorpion
noun
A mainly tropical predatory water bug with grasping forelegs, breathing from the surface via a bristle-like “tail.”.
水蝎，蝎蝽，红娘华
Family Nepidae, suborder Heteroptera: several genera including the Nepa and Ranatra
Example sentencesExamples
She also learned from her teacher that the water scorpion's tail forms a siphon for breathing at the surface.
They include such things as spiders, leeches, millipedes, pill bugs, flatworms, mites, beetles, and water dwellers such as water scorpions and nematode worms.
When an unsuspecting tadpole, fairy shrimp, or insect comes along, the water scorpion lunges forward and grabs it with razor sharp front legs.
These surely are Water Scorpions in the genus Ranatra, and they really will give a painful bite.