water scorpions

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• water scorpion — n. any of a family (Nepidae) of elongated, sticklike, four winged hemipteran insects, characterized by a long breathing tube at the anal end of the abdomen * * * ▪ insect       any of the approximately 150 species of aquatic invertebrates of the… …   Universalium

• Water stagnation — occurs when water stops flowing. Stagnant water can be a major environmental hazard.DangersMalaria and dengue are among the main dangers of stagnant water, which can become a breeding ground for the mosquitoes that transmit these… …   Wikipedia

• Water scorpion — Scorpion Scor pi*on, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?, perhaps akin to E. sharp.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order {Scorpiones}, having a suctorial mouth, large claw bearing palpi, and a caudal… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• giant water scorpion — ▪ arthropod order also called  sea scorpion         any member of the extinct subclass Eurypterida of the arthropod group Merostomata, a lineage of large, scorpion like, aquatic invertebrates that flourished during the Silurian Period (444 to 416 …   Universalium

• List of false scorpions — Also see Arachnids.* false scorpion, also known as book scorpion * micro whip scorpion * solifugid scorpion, also known as windscorpion * tail less whip scorpion * whip scorpion, also known as a vinegar scorpion, vinegarone, or vinegaroon *… …   Wikipedia

• List of scorpions of Australia — This is a list of scorpions of Australia:cite web | work = Australian Faunal Directory | title = Checklist for SCORPIONES | url = http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online resources/fauna/afd/SCORPIONES/tree.html | accessdate = 2008… …   Wikipedia

• scorpion — scorpionic /skawr pee on ik/, adj. /skawr pee euhn/, n. 1. any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting. 2. the… …   Universalium

• Giant Arabian Deathstalker — The Giant Arabian Deathstalker ( Apistobuthus pterygocercus ) is a type of a rare scorpion species that can be easily identified by its unusually long and slender chela ( claws ) and the disk shaped segments on its metasoma ( tail ).Hunting and… …   Wikipedia

• heteropteran — ▪ insect order Introduction   any member of the insect order Heteroptera, which comprises the so called true bugs. (Some authorities use the name Hemiptera; others consider both the heteropterans and the homopterans to be suborders of the… …   Universalium

• Nepomorpha — Nepa cinerea, a water scorpion Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

• Nepidae — noun water scorpions • Syn: ↑family Nepidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Heteroptera, ↑suborder Heteroptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary