Giant Water Bug
Lethocerus americanus
The giant water bug inhabits still or slow freshwater, where it hides among plants or rests near the surface. An ambush predator, it grips insects, tadpoles, small fish, and amphibians before piercing them with its beak-like rostrum. Adults can fly between wetlands, often being drawn to bright lights at night.
- Type
- Water
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- ?
- Giant Water Bug