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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Aquatic Bugs (Nepomorpha) » Ochteroidea » Toad Bugs (Gelastocoridae) » Gelastocoris » Big-Eyed Toad Bug (Gelastocoris oculatus)
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Toad bug ? - Gelastocoris oculatus
Copyright © 2007 Beth Sands

Toad bug ? - Gelastocoris oculatus
Pleasanton / Sunol, Alameda County, California, USA
October 6, 2007
Size: a good 1/4 "
I have always wanted to see a Toadbug and when I read in my bug book that they are found near the waters shore I made a point to look for them . It was hard to find one because of their great camoflauge and because there were so many small Grasshoppers jumping everywhere and little spiders running around . This is the strangest bug that I have ever seen and I was amazed at how Toad-like he is , especially when he hops away . This little fellow would not stay still for photos and once he hopped he was hard to find again ! Thanks for any confirmation or comment , sincerely Beth
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Contributed by Beth Sands on 6 October, 2007 - 7:19pm
Last updated 29 November, 2022 - 9:24am

Moved
Moved from Gelastocoris.
… v belov, 25 April, 2010 - 10:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Toad Bugs.
… Beatriz Moisset, 11 December, 2008 - 3:23pm login or register to post comments

Gelastocoris
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… v belov, 16 November, 2008 - 12:08am login or register to post comments

That's a toad bug alright. I
That's a toad bug alright. I love those little buggers!
… Matthew Ireland, 7 October, 2007 - 9:22am login or register to post comments

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