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Belostomatinae (Family)
Spotted on Oct 3, 2012
Submitted on May 29, 2015
2 Comments
I agree with Ashley. It is from the Belostomatidae.
It is difficult to tell from just this one photograph, but I believe it is Lethocerus americanus, known as the Giant Water Bug. The other possibility for your location would be Benacus griseus, the Eastern Toe-biter.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/13708
Toe biter, family Belostomatidae http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belostomati...