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Big Brownish Beetle (Giant water bug)

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Big bug!
by: Anonymous

I just saw one at my work. Its night and there are ditches nearby and lights all in the parking lot. Its also rainy spring season where i am (Victoria BC) as we are into april now. I thought it may be a cockroach!
WOAH!
by: Aaron

I Live in Mid-Michigan, and it is early November, temperature 41 degrees. Came home from the store to find my cat staring at the ground. the cat usually runs when I come near and I got right up behind him to see what he was looking at. I FREAKED! This thing was crunching on a dead leaf, absolutely nowhere near water. I'm not a bug person! I looked through a big bug book and couldn't find it. Decided to google it and found this website. Thanks for your help. All of my family and neighbors were baffled about this not-so-tiny bug. Good to know what the heck it was, and that I didn't need to be worried about it ending up in my bed!!!
Wowzers
by: Anonymous

I came across this mother of a bug on my way home from work when I saw something from the corner of my eye crossing the street near the bus station. This wasn't near any water that I am aware of, but yes, this bug is that big.... I actually kinda was startled because I thought it was a mouse. I was shocked to discover it was actually a beetle...and had never seen one of this size... I was afraid to be near it honestly..
SICK!!!!!!
by: Angela

I found my sick little creature as I was walking through our local penticton ( south western canada) soccer feild. At first,when i saw it fall from the corner of my eye i thought it was a baby bird. Yep... its that big!!! pretty gross, but i caught it anyways, and reminded myself of billy the extermanator while at it :)
its really big
by: Anonymous

found this in the grass, in washington state!
GIANT WATER BUG
by: Moni

Anonymous from the Hoosier state
Thanks for sharing...glad we could help.
The giant water bug in my collection came from east central Indiana where I grew up on a farm!
Glad to know they are still there!!
Weird bug
by: Anonymous

Found one of these in a bucket of water in NorthEast Indiana. We have a pond in the vicinity, as well as a pole night light. These comments explained this strange thing clearly. Thanks, knowing I can rest easily, now that the bug is clearly not that unique.
Biiig Bug!!
by: Dustin

Apon coming home I found my cat batting on of these around the drive way today. Northern Maine. 46 deg F Rainy Day. Dead bug walkin
Giant water bug
by: Moni

Jessica
They come out in early spring, so not surprising you saw one. They are so cool! Thanks for sharing.
Big Beetle
by: Jessica

I found one in Glencoe Mn. About 600 surface miles away from the one in toronto. the difference is it was only 45 degrees F at 9:15pm.
found 1 in Cradock , south africa
by: Frank

found this bug in Cradock , the eastern cape of south africa at least 2 inches long
I saw one too! Near a tennis court aswell!!
by: Anonymous

I go to Durham College in Oshawa and about a month ago I was walking through the parking lot near the tennis dome - no lights from tennis court but probably in the parking lot...it was more black then brown if I remember correctly but it did look just like the picture. There is Oshawa Creek right near by so the last post makes sense.
Giant water bug
by: Moni

Ryan
Perhaps someone has a pond that you do not know about?...farm pond or such. If the streams are still enough they may live there. It just needs to be clean.
I found one
by: Ryan

I am in Utah there are no ponds or lakes around my area. I found it in Syracuse Utah. It is about 2 inches long as well and looks just like the picture.
Giant water bug
by: Moni

Lynn
Your bug is a giant water bug. They are sometimes called 'Toe biters' for a reason...they do have a painful bite if you are wading without shoes in water where they live. :-)
They live in water but are attracted to lights at night. So perhaps the tennis court is near a pond or lake?
They do like clean water and live in and around the vegetation at the edge of a pond or shallow lake.
The "stinger" looking thing at the end of the abdomen is the snorkel-like breathing tube.
They feed on aquatic insects, snails, small fish, frogs and toads.
These bugs are found across North America into Mexico.

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