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Photo by CF_Smith
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Species ID Suggestions

Giant Water Bug, or Water Scorpion

Lethocerus americanus
Crysta Perak
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Comments (6)
KeithRoragen
One of the giant water bugs. My guess would be Lethocerus americanus. http://bugguide.net/node/view/13708
Meik Meißner
My first guess was Nepa cinerea a water scorpion species. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepa_cinerea
Gordon Dietzman
On second thought maybe Lethocerus? Take a look at http://bugguide.net/node/view/12796/bgimage?from=24
StevenSpragg
we call this a toe biter in Aust, Abedus indentatus. I think there is a similar american, one
CF_Smith
I honestly have no clue, it was found on a parking lot last September
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2011

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