Nepa apiculata is a species of waterscorpion in the family Nepidae. It is found in eastern North America (Canada and United States). This species is active from spring to fall and feed on a wide variety of aquatic invertebrates. They have leaf-shaped bodies which allow them to camouflage. They've been known to hibernate during droughts as well as winter.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Nepa apiculata 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 cinerea
- 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 apiculata
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