Desert Cicada vs Korean Water Scorpion

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Desert Cicada Korean Water Scorpion
Scientific Name Diceroprocta semicincta Laccotrephes japonensis
Order Hemiptera Hemiptera
Family Cicadidae Nepidae
Size 28-35 mm 30-38 mm
Habitat Deserts & Drylands Ponds & Lakes
Diet Sap Feeders Predators
Regions North America East Asia, Japan/Korea
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Desert Cicada

A heat-loving cicada found throughout the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts. Its shrill call is one of the most characteristic sounds of the desert summer.

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Did You Know?

It sweats through tiny pores to cool itself, one of the few insects known to use evaporative cooling.

Korean Water Scorpion

A flat, leaf-shaped aquatic predator found in Japan and Korea. Despite its name, it is not a true scorpion but a true bug with raptorial forelegs. Breathes through a siphon-like tail appendage.

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Did You Know?

The long breathing siphon at the rear works like a snorkel, allowing the water scorpion to breathe while remaining submerged and hidden among leaf litter.