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Giant Water Bug

Belostomatidae

Description:

Approximately two inches in length with dark grey/brown body with long front legs for grabbing prey.

Habitat:

Typically found in fresh water ponds and streams.

Notes:

Found in the outdoor plant section of a hardware store, very dry when found with injured legs.

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3 Comments

SaraPaige626
SaraPaige626 10 years ago

Thank you Ava T-B and StephenSolomons! =)

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 10 years ago

Welcome to Project Noah, SaraPaige626
I hope you like the site as much we do; there are many features you can explore:
I invite you to go to http://www.projectnoah.org/faq where you will find the purpose and “rules” of Project Noah.
There is a blog http://blog.projectnoah.org/ where we post articles from spotters with special insight into different organisms.
There are also the chats for help with identification, and to comment on your own and others’ spottings.
Look at the global and local missions to put your spottings into:http://www.projectnoah.org/missions
Enjoy yourself here, see you around!

StephenSolomons
StephenSolomons 10 years ago

These things are so cool! Nice catch.

SaraPaige626
Spotted by
SaraPaige626

New York, USA

Spotted on Oct 18, 2013
Submitted on Nov 10, 2013

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