DonAndersen Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Folks, Spotted this @ a local pond. Beat it off with my net. Don 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 What is that thing!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffin Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Holy cow, what is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffin Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Looks sort of like a water bug, I know technical name. http://www.eduwebs.org/bugs/giant_water_bug.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffer Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Muffin is correct. At this time of year they take off from their ponds as they dry up. In my previous job as an entomologist would get call all the time about them. People would even bring them to the police thinking they were invading the city. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffin Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Ya someone posted a picture on here awhile ago and that is all I know. The plant my dad worked at down around Brooks used to get them as well around this time. Lots of sloughs and such which would dry up and the plant was the brightest thing for miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjay Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 It's called a giant water beetle, and they will bite Bjay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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