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Lethocerus.sp.
Giant water bug (not a beetle) with grasping forelegs.
Found in the tanamai desert in Northern Australia
Yes they do bite:( Attracted to camp lights at night. I saw only one.
Spotted on Aug 25, 2010
Submitted on Jan 1, 2012
5 Comments
The 'bite' is really a jab with its proboscis. Still rather painful.
They bite ?
The 'new' pic is really good
It's " bite" is a jab with its proboscis. I was holding it, and too excited to let it go. I took all NT pics with an iPhone camera and the last upload from wave hill station was located automatically by the picture data so I thought this one would too. All fixed now.
Looks like it would hurt too! Can you update the map location?