Saul
They are water bugs...so yes, they do swim under water...even to 5 feet! They were not going to eat Tomas...they eat small tiny insects and fish. They do bite tho and since it got lost in a swimming pool instead of a pond...it might be hungry. :-)
ATTACK BUG by: SAUL MARTINEZ
this bug was swiming under water and it looked look like it was going to attack my friend tomas at a swimming pool in columbus tx ! infact it was going straight for him til i stopped it with a pool net ! it was determined if i ever seen a determined bug ! NOT LYING HAD TO BE HERE TO BELIEVE IT ! IT WAS SWIMMING FIVE FEET UNDER WATER!
Thanks! by: Jessica
Thanks so much. I really wanted to know what kind of bug that was since I'd never seen one before. I really appreciate it
Giant water bug by: Moni
Jessica
It is a giant water bug that is trying to get into see the movies. Perhaps wants to star in an insect horror movie?!
These insects are attracted to lights, so that is probably why they were there. They live in clear freshwater streams and ponds and like to cling to cattails. The front legs do kind of look like pincers but it is the mouth parts that can bite. It does hurt for a short time. This fall I was bitten by the small water bug and it hurt!
The adults use those large front legs to catch their prey, feeding on aquatic insects as well as small fish, tadpoles and the like. They pierce their prey with their sharp beak and secrete enzymes that dissolve the body tissues, then suck up the resulting liquid. The young nymphs feed on aquatic insects.
They are neat strange looking critters. Would love to see one again...been a while.
