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My friend the Giant Water bug - Benacus griseus
Copyright © 2008 Jason W.

My friend the Giant Water bug - Benacus griseus
Apopka, Orange County, Florida, USA
December 11, 2008
Size: ~2 1/2 inches
It was funny my wife found this critter and at first though it was a gigantic cockroach, but thankfully did not assume the bug meet heel position...

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Contributed by Jason W. on 11 December, 2008 - 9:49pm
Last updated 1 February, 2010 - 7:46am

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