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Lethocerus americanus - Giant Water Bug - Lethocerus medius
Copyright © 2006 Gary Rankin

Lethocerus americanus - Giant Water Bug - Lethocerus medius
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
January 12, 2005
Size: 2.5"
This guy was crawling around in my paint shop one night. Evidently he came to the lights in search of a snack.

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Lethocerus americanus - Giant Water Bug - Lethocerus medius Lethocerus americanus - Giant Water Bug - Back/Top Side - Lethocerus medius Lethocerus americanus - Giant Water Bug - Front View - Lethocerus medius
Contributed by Gary Rankin on 29 August, 2006 - 9:22am
Last updated 11 September, 2012 - 2:16pm

It's a tough call, but
I've pretty much convinced myself that this is L. medius. Both the proportions and the coloring seem to fit that species best.

Moved from Uhler's Water Bug.
… David J. Ferguson, 11 September, 2012 - 2:16pm

Looks like L. medius,
which apparently occurs as far east as Houston. I'm trying to learn how to tell them apart now.
… David J. Ferguson, 5 August, 2012 - 1:41pm

Moved
Moved from Giant Water Bug.
… v belov, 1 February, 2010 - 7:53am

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