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Unnamed spotting

Description:

Found on playground in NW Iowa - looks like a type of roach - its about 3 inches long. It's a grayish color with green on its ventral side.

1 Species ID Suggestions

AnnaWhipkey
AnnaWhipkey 12 years ago
giant water bug
Lethocerus americanus Lethocerus americanus


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2 Comments

freelancing
freelancing 12 years ago

Does look like a type of roach - definitely a wretched looking creature. I've never seen an insect with forelegs that close to the head like that... which makes me think perhaps not a roach. I have an aversion to the roach-like creatures, so I haven't studied them... I will just be praying that whatever this thing is, it doesn't make its way to Texas. :)

ChimeTsetan
ChimeTsetan 12 years ago

looks like Giant Water Bug.

sjdaale
Spotted by
sjdaale

Akron, Iowa, USA

Spotted on Mar 27, 2012
Submitted on Mar 27, 2012

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