Nepa cinerea is a species of water scorpion (Nepidae), found in most of Europe, including the British Isles, as well as North Africa and southern and northern Asia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Eurasian Water Scorpion being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Nepa apiculata
- Nepa hoffmanni
- Laccotrephes tristis
- Laccotrephes japonensis
- Laccotrephes pfeiferiae
- Curicta scorpio
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Nepidae
- Genus
- Nepa
- Species
- Nepa cinerea
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