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Giant Water Bug

Lethocerus americanus

Photo by r7lamb
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Field Notes

Notes:

Date spotted is incorrect. Was around fall of 2010

Species ID Suggestions

Giant Water Bug

Lethocerus americanus

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Comments (5)
keithp2012
These guys are incredible but can inflict a nasty bite!
StacyTaylor
I would be careful picking that up; I heard that their bite is extremely painful!
r7lamb
There was an error in the spotting location; it should have been Rochester, NY
Aaron_G
I don't feel confident identifying this past the genus Lethocerus without more information about the animal. There are at least 3 species in the genus that occur in Florida and on the surface, they all appear similar. Go ahead and update this spotting when you have a moment. You can also change the spotting date in edit mode. :-)
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2011

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