Insects and Spiders

Dinner Is Served

A katydid nymph fell into the water & instantly there were two predators on it. Both are new species for me on this day. The big one is a water strider & I thought the little one was the same bug, just in nymph stage. Found out from insect experts that the little one is in an entirely different family called smaller water striders.
Large Water Strider (Gerris sp.)
Smaller Water Strider (Microvelia sp.)
Meadow Katydid nymph (Tribe Conocephalini)

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