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My friend the Giant Water bug - Lethocerus americanus
Copyright © 2008 Jason Wagner

My friend the Giant Water bug - Lethocerus americanus
Apopka, Orange County, Florida, USA
December 11, 2008
Size: ~2 1/2 inches
It was funny my wife found this critter and at first though it was a gigantic cockroach, but thankfully did not assume the bug meet heel position...

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Contributed by Jason Wagner on 11 December, 2008 - 9:49pm
Last updated 6 February, 2009 - 8:12pm

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