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Family Belostomatidae - Giant Water Bugs

Abedus · Belostoma · Lethocerus

Genus Abedus
Looking elegant in pearls - toe biter - Abedus indentatus - male

Genus Belostoma
Very Large Bug Found in Spagnum Bog, West Virginia - Belostoma Giant Waterbug - Belostoma Giant Waterbug - Belostoma Beetle or Bug? - Belostoma Giant Water Bug - Belostoma Giant Water Bug - Belostoma Belostoma Belostoma

Genus Lethocerus
Giant Water Bug - Lethocerus americanus True Bug? - Lethocerus Big Fat Water Bug - Lethocerus griseus Eastern toe biter, deceased, head shot side - Lethocerus griseus Giant Water Bug - Lethocerus big bug back side - Lethocerus Is this some kind of cockroach? - Lethocerus Eastern Toe-Biter - Lethocerus griseus


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