Water Scorpion or Water Stick Insect at Bonython, ACT
Identification history
| Ranatra sp. (genus) | 2 Apr 2017 | RogerF | ||
| Ranatra sp. (genus) | 2 Apr 2017 | Jek |
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5 comments
Jek
wrote:
3 Apr 2017
Found in gross pollutant trap at Lower Stranger Pond during draining of Upper Stranger Pond so may have come downstream from Upper Stranger
ArcherCallaway
wrote:
3 Apr 2017
My understanding was that Upper Stranger Pond (Isabella Lake) is being pumped out into Tuggeranong Pond (the bit above the weir between Isabella Pond and Lake Tuggeranong)
RogerF
wrote:
3 Apr 2017
Their common name is needle bug. Water scorpions are in the sub-family Nepinae. There are 4 genera in the sub-family Ranatrinae. They are good fliers and readily colonise temporary ponds and are attracted to light at night.
Jek
wrote:
3 Apr 2017
I think there is some confusion over the ponds names on different maps. Isabella Pond (on the north side of Isabella Drive) is being drained into Lake Tuggeranong. Upper Stranger (on the south side of Isabella Drive) is being drained into Stranger Pond.
ArcherCallaway
wrote:
5 Apr 2017
No confusion with pond names. Upper Stranger Pond is better known as Isabella Lake. The way I read the information both Isabella Pond and Isabella Lake are being drained into Tuggeranong Pond. The placement of the pump (Northwestern end of Isabella Lake) is closer to Tuggeranong Pond. See under FAQ of:
http://www.economicdevelopment.act.gov.au/have-your-say/community_engagement/current_activities/isabella-pond-and-waterway-improvement-work
http://www.economicdevelopment.act.gov.au/have-your-say/community_engagement/current_activities/isabella-pond-and-waterway-improvement-work
Location information
- Coordinates 149.074056-35.428061
- Maps Stranger Pond
- Places Bonython, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Apr 2017 09:42 AM Recorded on
- Jek Recorded by
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Collections
Insects True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Water & Shore Bugs (several families) Jek Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Species information
- Ranatra sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Water Scorpion or Water Stick Insect Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 783.96m Recorded at altitude
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