Giant Waterbug - Lethocerus

maybe

a toebiter?

… Charles Weber, 28 September, 2006 - 12:02am

Hide'n toes here

Yeah it sure looks like the Giant Water Bug (Lethocerus americanus) I found in my paint shop a while back. Check that link and see what you think.

… Gary Rankin, 28 September, 2006 - 11:20am

Thanks..

Lucky me, I obviously did not know what it was and handled it quite a bit without getting bit before letting it go. Actually, once it flew away from me in the house is when I decided it was time to say bye bye. I found it in the backyard, where my Minpin and two Rottweilers were barking at it. It seemed injured or something when I found it so I put it in a tupperware bowl with some lettuce and a few drops of water. About an hr later, it obviously felt much better. Yikes!

… Montanafamily, 28 September, 2006 - 2:04pm

You're a brave one

lol . . . I didn't handle the one I saw . . . I just took a few pics and let him be on his way. :D

… Gary Rankin, 28 September, 2006 - 2:25pm

Toe-biter was my first thought, too -

Youch!

… Ashley Bradford, 28 September, 2006 - 9:53am

I agree

I agree, one of the Giant Water Bugs.

… Stephen Cresswell, 28 September, 2006 - 5:25am

Yep, these things are pretty

Yep, these things are pretty cool! I play college soccer in Worcester, MA and these guys are on our turf field fairly often. I've picked up a few before learning about their painful bite, but luckily they're pretty peaceful. 2 of them were fried on the turf last week on a particularly hot day as well...everyone on my team was creeped out when i picked em up haha.

… ZxBlasphemy, 27 September, 2007 - 2:50pm