Aphelocheirus aestivalis is a Palearctic species of true bug. It is aquatic and wingless, covered in microscopic hairs allowing it to form a physical gill when underwater.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Aphelocheirus aestivalis 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Aphelocheiridae
- Genus
- Aphelocheirus
- Species
- Aphelocheirus aestivalis
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