Giant water bug ( Lethocerus americanus ) by larose forest photos

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13-JUN-2017	Christine Hanrahan

Giant water bug (Lethocerus americanus)

At home

This huge insect comes in at about 3+ inches and appeared last night when I had the lights on for moths. Quite impressive critter. These bugs will eat frogs, that is how big they are.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/60s f/3.2 at 4.5mm iso320 full exif

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Buz Kiefer		16-Jun-2017 16:57
Saw them last in Louisiana as a kid. Nice detail and a great find. Vote.

Graeme		13-Jun-2017 20:56
WoW I thought it looked quite big but 3.5 inches is really big for an insect!! BV

Allan Jay		13-Jun-2017 18:56
Thanks for sharing this unique insect!

Kuriacose Joseph		13-Jun-2017 18:45
Wow, that is huge for an insect!

Patrick Goossens		13-Jun-2017 17:42
I have seen them on sale on a market in Laos. They are big indeed.

Walter Otto Koenig		13-Jun-2017 16:58
Great find. Nice detail, the leather like textures are intriguing. "V"

globalgadabout		13-Jun-2017 13:29
a heavy duty hunter...thanks goodness only 3 inches in size and not 3 feet...

Pierre Martin		13-Jun-2017 13:25
superb sharp picture! never saw one

Jim Coffman		13-Jun-2017 12:53
Good grief!!

Helen Betts		13-Jun-2017 12:49
Very well captured, but I'd hate to ever run into one of them, in water or elsewhere. V.

Ann Cleeves		13-Jun-2017 12:12
What a whopper! Great shot.

Carl Carbone		13-Jun-2017 12:08
Yes! Nice capture of this beast! We had one two nights ago. It was in the grass where I was kneeling for a shot of a moth!

Isabel Cutler		13-Jun-2017 12:03
Yikes!

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