Ranatra sp.
Water Scorpion
A predatory scorpion that feeds on smaller animals and helps regulate lower-level consumer populations.
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Water Scorpion
Small-invertebrate predator
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Small aquatic invertebrates
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Water Scorpions are represented as Freshwater Lake predators of small aquatic invertebrates.
Water Scorpion source-subject row records Ranatra introduction; profile supports predation on small aquatic invertebrates.