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It is bigger then my thumb in length, the rest you can see from the picture. I snapped this shot in northern Alberta, Canada, I've lived here all my life and have never seen this before.
Water
Thanks José! I am happy that I was not completely out of the row with my ID ;-)...
L. americanus, hemiptera aquatico conhecido como barata-d'água, sua picada provoca dor local intensa, habita lagoas e rios mansos.
I am not 100% sure about the species, you have to verify:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethocerus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belostomati...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/13706/bgpa...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/13708/bgim...
Spotted on May 15, 2012
Submitted on May 16, 2012
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