BELOSTOMATIDAE (family) (giant water bug)


These bugs are often large and usually found in or around water. They are also called 'toe-biters'. Their large, raptorial forelegs are used to seize prey, and then they use their typical hemipteran mouthparts to pierce their prey.

 

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