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Lethocerus americanus
the largest Heteroptera: 13-75 mm (Abedus are 13-15 mm, Belostoma, 15-30mm, and Lethocerus, 40mm or more)(3); 9-110+ mm globally(2) it feeds on aquatic arthropods, snails, small fish and amphibians(7); can attack prey many times their size .
it like slow moving water and it clings to plants floating in ponds, shallow margins of lakes and rivers with submerged vegetation and detritus and it breaths by a small tube located at the end of it abdomen
she can give a nasty bite if she wishes
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Nice spotting, SimonTempler.