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Water scorpions are water bugs which slightly resemble the land scorpions. This article lists some facts about the same.

Water scorpions are aquatic insects that are found all over the world. They belong to the order Hemiptera (true bugs) and sub-order Heteroptera. The characteristic feature of this order is the long sucking rostrum (beak) that lies in the small head. These insects got the name because of their superficial resemblance with the land scorpions. They possess special grasping forelimbs that are similar to the anterior pincers of land scorpions. Also, their elongated siphon resembles the stinging tail. However, unlike the tail of land scorpions, the siphon of these water bugs lacks the venomous spine.

There are two common genera of these insects, namely Ranatra genus and Nepa genus. Members of Ranatra are long and stick-like, and are often referred to as needle bugs. Members of Nepa are broad and leaf-like.

These insects are dark...