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Uhler's Water Bug (Lethocerus uhleri)
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Copyright © 2009
Squid
Not certain on ID -
Lethocerus uhleri
Randolph County, Arkansas, USA
August 27, 2009
Size: 3"+
I found this insect while cleaning out the dog pens at the pound; it was just vegging out near the gutter. Honestly, I am quite insect-illiterate, but one can't help but be curious....
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Contributed by
Squid
on 27 August, 2009 - 12:08pm
Last updated 5 August, 2012 - 12:47pm
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David J. Ferguson
, 5 August, 2012 - 12:47pm
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Thanks for the quick answers!
Thanks for the quick answers!
I just did some research on them and have found them to be really neat "little" bugs. I also realized why I was unable to ID it on my own earlier... I made the mistake of thinking it was a beetle of sorts. It seems like a pretty common mistake, and there is no surprise that I fell for that assumption.
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, 27 August, 2009 - 1:14pm
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margarethe brummermann
, 27 August, 2009 - 1:06pm
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Giant Water Bug
Compare with
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Ilona L.
, 27 August, 2009 - 12:32pm
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Lethocerus sp, Giant Water Bug
Great pic!
Refer here:
http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Lethocerus&search=Search
Hemiptera: Belostomatidae, Lethocerus sp.
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Bill Reynolds
, 27 August, 2009 - 12:32pm
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