Comments on: Bug of the Day: Giant Water Bug http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/05/18/bug-of-the-day-giant-water-bug/ Wife, Libby, and the Pursuit of Happiness Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:46:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: treeman123 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/05/18/bug-of-the-day-giant-water-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-31845 treeman123 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:26:37 +0000 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/05/18/bug-of-the-day-giant-water-bug/#comment-31845 Just found one on our front porch in Whonnock - Maple Ridge, British Columbia. Thought it was a cockroach at first but researched it and found this site. It is about 4 inches long in total and very aggressive. My daughter will be taking it to her Biology 12 class in the morning and will then let it go. Scared us to death when we first saw it and the info on it is even scarrier. Never seen one before in my whole 40 years. Would love to know approximately how many have been seen up here or roughly what their population may be. Just found one on our front porch in Whonnock – Maple Ridge, British Columbia. Thought it was a cockroach at first but researched it and found this site. It is about 4 inches long in total and very aggressive. My daughter will be taking it to her Biology 12 class in the morning and will then let it go. Scared us to death when we first saw it and the info on it is even scarrier. Never seen one before in my whole 40 years. Would love to know approximately how many have been seen up here or roughly what their population may be.

]]> By: treeman123 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/05/18/bug-of-the-day-giant-water-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-31730 treeman123 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:26:37 +0000 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/05/18/bug-of-the-day-giant-water-bug/#comment-31730 Just found one on our front porch in Whonnock - Maple Ridge, British Columbia. Thought it was a cockroach at first but researched it and found this site. It is about 4 inches long in total and very aggressive. My daughter will be taking it to her Biology 12 class in the morning and will then let it go. Scared us to death when we first saw it and the info on it is even scarrier. Never seen one before in my whole 40 years. Would love to know approximately how many have been seen up here or roughly what their population may be. Just found one on our front porch in Whonnock – Maple Ridge, British Columbia. Thought it was a cockroach at first but researched it and found this site. It is about 4 inches long in total and very aggressive. My daughter will be taking it to her Biology 12 class in the morning and will then let it go. Scared us to death when we first saw it and the info on it is even scarrier. Never seen one before in my whole 40 years. Would love to know approximately how many have been seen up here or roughly what their population may be.

]]> By: Barron of Blog » Beautiful Assassin Bug http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/05/18/bug-of-the-day-giant-water-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-27190 Barron of Blog » Beautiful Assassin Bug Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:09:42 +0000 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/05/18/bug-of-the-day-giant-water-bug/#comment-27190 [...] bugs are awesome predators. Similar to the giant water bug, all of the nearly 3,000 species of assassin bug have a powerful tubelike rostrum (aka “tube [...] [...] bugs are awesome predators. Similar to the giant water bug, all of the nearly 3,000 species of assassin bug have a powerful tubelike rostrum (aka “tube [...]

]]> By: Jenn http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/05/18/bug-of-the-day-giant-water-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-24354 Jenn Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:48:10 +0000 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/05/18/bug-of-the-day-giant-water-bug/#comment-24354 I was at work closing one night when my people greeter called me over to her. There was the biggest bug with pinchers comming out of its face that I have ever seen before. It freaked me out and thats when I did the research and saw its a giant water bug. YUCKY!!! I was at work closing one night when my people greeter called me over to her. There was the biggest bug with pinchers comming out of its face that I have ever seen before. It freaked me out and thats when I did the research and saw its a giant water bug. YUCKY!!!

]]> By: PAULA AUDET http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/05/18/bug-of-the-day-giant-water-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-22159 PAULA AUDET Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:06:15 +0000 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/05/18/bug-of-the-day-giant-water-bug/#comment-22159 my sons doing insects at school and his grandad found this water bug(which I had no idea what it was) in Rockhampton, Queensland Australia.My son is pretty impressed with it. He'll sow his class and let it go. my sons doing insects at school and his grandad found this water bug(which I had no idea what it was) in Rockhampton, Queensland Australia.My son is pretty impressed with it. He’ll sow his class and let it go.

]]> By: tomandjake http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/05/18/bug-of-the-day-giant-water-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-15995 tomandjake Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:22:26 +0000 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/05/18/bug-of-the-day-giant-water-bug/#comment-15995 we saw one in the pool and we squised it with a brick. we saw one in the pool and we squised it with a brick.

]]> By: Jim M http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/05/18/bug-of-the-day-giant-water-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-8891 Jim M Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:59:21 +0000 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/05/18/bug-of-the-day-giant-water-bug/#comment-8891 Found one of these bad boys flying around a Target parking lot (by the light, of course). Thought it was a bat but when it landed, YIKES! Found one of these bad boys flying around a Target parking lot (by the light, of course). Thought it was a bat but when it landed, YIKES!

]]> By: Jenny http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/05/18/bug-of-the-day-giant-water-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-8206 Jenny Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:50:31 +0000 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/05/18/bug-of-the-day-giant-water-bug/#comment-8206 I found one of these giant and fascinating little guys the other night, and had no idea what it was. No one I asked had any idea either. NO one had ever seen one before. When I got home from work, I did some research and came across your picture and knew right away that I had found my answer. I let my beetle go, which I fondly name Wilfred. I hope he's happy wherever he is now. And I hope that I find another so I can try and raise it in my home! I live in (way) Northern California and am now keeping my eye out for another Toe Biter, just hope I don't meet one in the water! I found one of these giant and fascinating little guys the other night, and had no idea what it was. No one I asked had any idea either. NO one had ever seen one before. When I got home from work, I did some research and came across your picture and knew right away that I had found my answer. I let my beetle go, which I fondly name Wilfred. I hope he’s happy wherever he is now. And I hope that I find another so I can try and raise it in my home! I live in (way) Northern California and am now keeping my eye out for another Toe Biter, just hope I don’t meet one in the water!

]]> By: Mike B. http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/05/18/bug-of-the-day-giant-water-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-282 Mike B. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 21:20:23 +0000 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/05/18/bug-of-the-day-giant-water-bug/#comment-282 Hello Ginger, The various species of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) live mainly across North and South America and also eastern Asia. I'm not surprised that you saw one up in BC; the climate is not ideal but is within their range. Wikipedia <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_water_bug" rel="nofollow">has an excellent article</a> that includes a lot of interesting facts on these amazing beetles. Hello Ginger,

The various species of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) live mainly across North and South America and also eastern Asia. I’m not surprised that you saw one up in BC; the climate is not ideal but is within their range.

Wikipedia has an excellent article that includes a lot of interesting facts on these amazing beetles.

]]> By: Ginger http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/05/18/bug-of-the-day-giant-water-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Ginger Mon, 04 Sep 2006 21:01:17 +0000 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/05/18/bug-of-the-day-giant-water-bug/#comment-281 I was having dinner with my husband and a friend on my deck last night (Sept. 4, 2006) and was hit in the back. I jumped so high that I almost hit the roof of my gazebo. It was just getting dark and there was very little light. ( which is ever stranger for it to find us) When I saw what this was I freaked. I live on Vancouver Island in British Columbia and have never seen one before. Are they indiginous to this region? I really don't ever want to see another one. I was having dinner with my husband and a friend on my deck last night (Sept. 4, 2006) and was hit in the back. I jumped so high that I almost hit the roof of my gazebo. It was just getting dark and there was very little light. ( which is ever stranger for it to find us)
When I saw what this was I freaked. I live on Vancouver Island in British Columbia and have never seen one before. Are they indiginous to this region? I really don’t ever want to see another one.

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