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Giant Water Bug

Belostomatidae

Description:

Snorkel tail to short to be Water Scorpion.

Habitat:

Water

Notes:

Had a lot of rain and he just appeared in the driveway.

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2 Comments

Goddefroy
Goddefroy 10 years ago

Belostomatidae or Nepidae? Please explain the difference.

turtlesandtombstones
turtlesandtombstones 10 years ago

Nepidae. Some kind of water scorpion.

Goddefroy
Spotted by
Goddefroy

Mbombela Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Spotted on Mar 7, 2014
Submitted on Mar 10, 2014

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