Saucer Bug - Ilyocoris cimicoides

Size: 15 mm. The Saucer Bug has a flat, oval shaped body with a dark back and silvery underside created by the air bubble held there while underwater. It also has a distinctive pair of horn like front legs.

Spends much of its time hiding in dense vegetation in muddy pond shallows.

All year round.

A very able predator, feasting on all manner of insects which cross its path. Its fearsome looking front legs are like a powerful and razor sharp claw.

Widespread and fairly common throughout England and Wales.

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.