Black-tailed Skimmer Nymph
Orthetrum cancellatum (nymph)
This aquatic nymph lives among submerged plants, silt, and debris in still or slow-moving freshwater ponds. It waits motionless for insect larvae, tadpoles, and other small aquatic prey before shooting out its grasping lower jaw. Water drawn into its rectal chamber can be expelled as a jet, providing a sudden burst of movement.
- Type
- Water
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
- Black-tailed Skimmer Nymph
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