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Gerris thoracicus is a Palearctic species of true bug.
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Gerris thoracicus 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
- Gerris costae
- Gerris lacustris
- Gerris gibbifer
- Gerris latiabdominis
- Gerris buenoi
- Limnoporus rufoscutellatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Gerridae
- Genus
- Gerris
- Species
- Gerris thoracicus
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