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Eastern Toe-Biter (Benacus griseus)
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Copyright © 2010 Susan Ward Gillihan
Weird Biting Beetle -
Benacus griseus
Bellvue, Michigan, USA
May 2, 2010
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Spinetta
on 26 November, 2010 - 2:54pm
Last updated 19 April, 2015 - 10:07pm
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Alan Jeon
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Tim Loh
, 29 November, 2010 - 2:20pm
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Definitely a giant water bug!
Family Belostomatidae, Lethocerus americanus. I'm so impressed you picked it up! I do it all the time myself (I study these bugs for my research, so it's hard not to), but most entomologists I know won't mess with them.
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C. L. Goforth
, 28 November, 2010 - 9:46pm
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Giant water bug Belostomatida
Giant water bug Belostomatidae?
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JYW
, 27 November, 2010 - 9:57am
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