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13-JUN-2017 Christine Hanrahan

Giant water bug (Lethocerus americanus)

At home

I put my hand next to this huge bug to give an idea of its impressive size. They are such cool insects, and it was a treat to have one come to the moth lights a few nights ago.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/60s f/3.2 at 4.5mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Buz Kiefer21-Jun-2017 17:31
Good photo and a very nice looking water bug. V
Buz Kiefer21-Jun-2017 17:28
Very nice find and photo. Vote.
Pierre Martin21-Jun-2017 12:12
excellent picture with great details!
pretty big indeed!
chris morton21-Jun-2017 06:43
looks a fine specimen
Juliette21-Jun-2017 05:59
wow; fantastic V
globalgadabout21-Jun-2017 05:44
good sense of scale due to our approach...somehow it seems like a deadly hunter..
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