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Belostoma? - Belostoma - female
Copyright © 2020 Layla Huntsinger

Belostoma? - Belostoma - Female
Laredo, Webb County, Texas, USA
August 26, 2020
Size: ~1 inch
This little guy has been in our chlorinated pool for at least a few days, no clue how it got there as there isn't any source of freshwater in the immediate vicinity. It really likes to chase us in the pool if that indicates anything. I've been having trouble matching it with anything, maybe since it seems like it has a bit longer of a face from the ones I've seen on the site

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Belostoma? - Belostoma - female Belostoma? - Belostoma - female
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Contributed by Layla Huntsinger on 26 August, 2020 - 10:58pm
Last updated 5 September, 2020 - 2:44pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Layla Huntsinger, 30 August, 2020 - 1:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Female
Just found out that it's a female as she laid some eggs just above the water on a stick I gave her. I'm going to release her to a more suitable environment tomorrow, but I'm not sure if I should hold the eggs back until they hatch since there isn't a male to take care of them.
… Layla Huntsinger, 30 August, 2020 - 1:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Interesting
Interesting that she laid eggs on a stick. Normally in this genus and the Belostomatinae subfamily females lay eggs on the backs of males, and the males care for the eggs until hatching.
… Matthew Pintar, 3 November, 2020 - 8:27am login or register to post comments

looks like a Belostoma
These bugs are air breathers and can fly.
… J. H. Epler, 27 August, 2020 - 9:45am login or register to post comments

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