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TitleLethocerus medius
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
Rating4.375
VettedTrusted
Description
Giant water bug, attracted to light, Ruby AZ, c 65 mm long.  (And you thought it was safe to go back in the water?) Fortunately they are not aggressive, though they are said to have a painful bite. Sometimes I get several of these at my moth light.
Original URLhttps://farm6.staticflickr.com/5291/5530670258_b2f0b3f214_o.jpg
photographerDavid Bygott
providerFlickr: EOL Images
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith