Water Cricket
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 10th September 2016 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
 Fact File

Water Cricket.
Species:
Order:
Family:		 Velia caprai.
Hemiptera.
Veliidae.
Adult Food:
Size:
Description:
Habitat:
Flies/Found:
Feature:
 Various small insects that have died and fallen into the water.
6.2 - 8.5 mm
May be winged or wingless, the underside is orange.
Still and slow moving water, streams and ponds.
September - May
Velia caprai has a chemical defence mechanism which is often able to prevent predation. It is so distasteful to brown trout that the fish will spit out any Velia caprai it takes without causing them any damage.