This fellow had entered our house the other day. I had left it outside after taking pictures. Recently I found it had fallen into a barrel with water and died. Curious to know what this is.
Which is this curious insect?
It looks vaguely Mantid-ish.
This is a water scorpion - see http://www.indianaturewatch.net/view_cat.php?tag=water%20scorpion
Wow...pretty neat looking.
Thanks Flabdoodle, indeed it is! Hadn't heard about a Water Scorpion at all. It's an interesting insect. Saw in that link why I found it on water in the barrel. I did not check if it was alive, but just disposed it off assuming it was dead when I saw it floating. Will see if I can add it to the BF.
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