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Family Belostomatidae - Giant Water Bugs

Abedus · Belostoma · Lethocerus

Genus Abedus
Giant water bug with eggs - Abedus - male Abedus herberti 5th instar from La Cienega - Abedus herberti Cannibalism in A. herberti - Abedus herberti Abedus herberti hatching - Abedus herberti - male Abedus herberti proboscis and stylet - Abedus herberti Abedus herberti stylet - Abedus herberti Abedus herberti teneral - Abedus herberti giant water bug - Abedus

Genus Belostoma
Water Bug - Belostoma Aquatic Insect ID - Belostoma Belostoma Toe biter / water bug ? - Belostoma Toe biter / water bug ? - Belostoma Belostoma Belostoma washed up by hurricane - Belostoma Giant Water Bug - Belostoma

Genus Lethocerus
Lethocerus americanus - Giant Water Bug - Back/Top Side - Lethocerus americanus Giant Water Bug - Lethocerus americanus giant water bug (water beetle) - Lethocerus americanus Giant Water Bug - Lethocerus Giant Water Bug - Lethocerus My friend the Giant Water bug - Lethocerus americanus Real Life Backyard Monster??? - Lethocerus Bug Found On Sidewalk North Syracuse New York - Lethocerus


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