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Big black bug pincher forelegs (Giant water bug)

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Giant water bug
by: Moni

owego NY
Yes they are found in NY...they are found all over North America.
Yes, they can fly. They will fly to lights at night.
See the other info on this at the bottom of the comments section.
Thanks for sharing!
found one of these in owego NEW YORK
by: Anonymous

i seen one of these in owego NEW YORK. wer i live i caught it in a bucket. and looked it up on here. says ther from texas. ive never seen one in upstate new york before. but i def found one last night. is this rare to find in owego ny? im really wondering if there supose to be in ny.thing looked liked it was a frog or sumthg the way it was running. can these fly? thing was atleast 3inches long. atleast. never seen anything like it. i really wonder if this thing is supose to be in ny?
Giant water bug
by: Anonymous

Wow! I'm so glad I have found another picture of this bug! I have been trying to figure out what it was for a few months now. I live in North Carolina and saw one of these in a food lion parking lot one night. I swear I thought it was some sort of mutated beetle.
Giant water bug
by: Moni

John
They are attracted to lights...and with the bright lights of a football stadium that is why you are seeing them there...perhaps you need brighter lights on at night at home :-)
Giant Water Bug
by: John

I have seen these in last 2 years attending our local high school football stadium in Rockford (Rams), Michigan, in October. I live on lake frontage, and never have seen these in our lakes as yet?
Also, ours show up as a Greenish-Greyish color, and both had been over 3" in length.
Huge Water Bug
by: Anonymous

I have lived in Texas all my life and have never encountered one of these bugs until last night. My boyfriend and i stopped for gas and if flew in my car. It was so huge i couldnt believe my eyes, we were both screaming and creeped out. It was so hard to get it out of the car because it seemed like it wanted to attack us. It was huge maybe like 3 inches long with pincher looking legs. ive never been so scared in my life and for my life. :D
Giant water bug
by: Moni

Anonymous
Sorry you crushed this insect.
It would only bite if handled...and it only bites in self defense! You tell the kids to not pick it up unless they want bit! :-).
If you had left it alone it would have flown away.
As mentioned they are attracted to night lights so turn off the porch lights and it will fly away.
It wants to live in a pond not a water barrel there is not enough food for its young in a water barrel.
Eggs
by: Anonymous

I have lived in Texas for a long time and never seen something like this... Most intrigued about it, I looked on here and sure enough there are others that i have seen it as well... I found mine a water pan that collects the rain water, and it was a female.. I know this cause after finding out that it could actually hurt one of my kids i crushed her and green eggs sacks came out. Its May now so I guess there looking for calm clean water to lay there eggs in this time of year.
Creepy Bugs
by: Anonymous

I saw two of these guys at work last night. They are very creepy. When they walk, it looks like their front two legs are arms, as if their dragging their body with them. Crossville, Tennessee.
Huge Giant Water Bug
by: Anonymous

I just found one of these outside of my car in Orillia, Ontario (1hr north of Toronto, Ontario). They are huge and absolutely frightening to my 2.5 year old son!!! This one that we saw was 3.5 inches long and 1.5 inches wide!!!!
big ugly bug
by: missy

I saw one of these bugs last night outside our house in Fargo, nd. Scary looking night. It's huge!
giant water bug
by: jennifer

this same bug was just found on our car in huntsville ontario canada north of toronto
Giant waterbug
by: Ann V

Definitely don't try to pick one up. I tried saving one from being trampled in Boerne, TX and the bite it delivered was one of the most painful I've ever experienced (worse than hornets/wasps). My finger immediately swelled up and turned purple. It took a month to heal and I have a small indentation at the bite site (due to loss of tissue).
Giant water bug
by: Moni

Cookie
Your bug is a giant water bug. They do live in water but are attracted to lights at night. Do you live near a pond or lake?
They do like clean water.
These bugs do feed on aquatic insects,small fish, tadpoles, frogs and even small birds. Once they catch their prey, they inject enzymes that break down the insides so they can suck the liquid out with their beaks.
They can bite, so do not handle or go barefoot in water where they live.


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