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Photo by brian7burger
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Field Notes

Description:

Big bug! About 2 inches in diameter. Black.

Habitat:

Fish creek in northern Indiana. Shallow slow moving creek bed. Hiding under rocks.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Wandering Naturalist
COULD be a Giant Water Bug. But it looks a little different in photo to me... They are ambush hunters preying on anything that they can grab hold of; turtles, toads, frogs, snakes, snails, fish and other things. They are quite the creepy water insect nick-named "toe-biters" since they can grab you and inflict a painful pinch. Pretty neat though. I have discovered one preying on a red-spotted toad.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Great Lakes Monitoring
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Mission WILD
Mission
Wildlife of Indiana
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Mission
Bugs of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Toronto

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PublishedApril 26, 2015

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