Water Scorpion or Toe-biter at Gateway Island, VIC
Identification history
| Laccotrephes tristis | 11 Oct 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Laccotrephes tristis | 26 Sep 2022 | ChrisAllen |
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2 comments
KylieWaldon
wrote:
26 Sep 2022
great double shot with the spider. This is why I don't go wading in fresh water...
ChrisAllen
wrote:
26 Sep 2022
This was a monster toe biter too. I was looking closer for frogs and almost lent on it haha.
Location information
- Coordinates 146.894017-36.087014
- Altitude 166.6m
- Places Gateway Island, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Sep 2022 08:18 PM Recorded on
- ChrisAllen Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Water & Shore Bugs (several families) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) ChrisAllen Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Laccotrephes tristis
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Laccotrephes tristis Scientific name
- Water Scorpion or Toe-biter Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 798.58m Recorded at altitude
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