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Giant Water Bug

Lethocerus americanus

Photo by courtneylahue
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Huge cockroach-looking insect with huge eyes.

Habitat:

Agricultural farm on Saltspring island.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
bayucca
Giant Water Bug, Belostomatidae. http://bugguide.net/node/view/12796/bgpage
Photographed
PublishedJune 22, 2014

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