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what the heck is this? - Lethocerus americanus

what the heck is this? - Lethocerus americanus
billings, yellowstone County, Montana, USA
September 26, 2011
Size: about 3 1/2'' to 4''
this bug is a solid bug, very strong, it has two claws at the end of each leg, wings are not transparent, it looks like it has a "sucker" mouth part, the head and first set of legs are on a segment, and the rest of the body is another, no soft abdomen,

Moved
Moved from Lethocerus.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Giant water bug
Family Belostomatidae. Definitely Lethocerus, should be L. americanus in your part of the country. Nice find!

Giant Water Bug
They have a nasty bite.

It is a giant water bug!
See here (1) Family Belostomatidae - Giant Water Bugs

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