See also Bill Hathaway's PittPaths website.
The mammoth Giant Water uses its strong pincers to hold its prey place, but its mouth is where the threat really lies. The Giant Water Bug is the biggest bug in Minnesota -- a full 2-inches long and about 1-inch wide. Two species of giant water bugs Lethocerus were found in the Gangetic plains of northern India and Nepal. This is probably the most common species of giant water bug found in Manitoba, although information about them is spotty. Belostomatidae is a family of freshwater hemipteran insects known as giant water bugs or colloquially as toe-biters, Indian toe-biters, electric-light bugs, alligator ticks, or alligator fleas (in Florida). The giant water bugthat had the good fortune to be rescued by me, rather than being left to get run over on the road turned out to be a specimen of Lethocerus americanus. Scientific name: Lethocerus americanus. The life history of this insect is well worth investigating, since its life cycle underwater is most unusual. Lethocerus indicus is widespread, whereas a single record of Lethocerus patruelis confirms the eastern distribution range in Bihar. I wasn't able to track down exactly how many species we have, but there's likely at least two. Giant Water Bug (Lethocerus americanus) Detailing the physical features, habits, territorial reach and other identifying qualities of the Giant Water Bug. This creature is in the insect order known as Hemiptera, or the "true" bugs. Montana is home to two nearly identical looking species of giant water bug: Lethocerus americanus and Belostoma fluminea.
They are the largest insects in the order Hemiptera. They range throughout the United States and Canada and across Montana. Reproduction and life cycle A single female can lay up to 150 eggs in her life. Notes: This article was first published in the Danville Register and Bee, Danville, VA, on Sunday, July 8, 2001. The family is Belostomatidae, which consists of bugs commonly known as Giant Water Bugs (not beetles). Habitat and range Giant water bugs are found in still or slow-moving water in ponds, sloughs, or wetlands. The Giant Water Bug (Lethocerus americanus) averages from 4 to 6 cm.
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