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Giant Water Bug (Lethocerus americanus)
Photo#525386
Copyright © 2011
cougarlad55
Large flat insect -
Lethocerus americanus
Westport, Westport Heights, Clatsop County, Oregon, USA
June 5, 2011
Size: More than 2 inches long
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Contributed by
cougarlad55
on 6 June, 2011 - 9:57pm
Last updated 5 August, 2012 - 12:44pm
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David J. Ferguson
, 5 August, 2012 - 12:44pm
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Brady Richards
, 6 June, 2011 - 10:10pm
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Giant Water Bug
in the genus
Lethocerus
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 6 June, 2011 - 10:00pm
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Giant Water Bug
Thanks for your prompt ID of this insect I had never seen before. Interesting that I would find it when I was cleaning my back yard pond yesterday.
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cougarlad55
, 6 June, 2011 - 11:20pm
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