Pond Monster

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Check this thing out, was rambling across the back yard. It can fly a little it, not well might be a young one.

Giant Water Bug

Wife was mucking out the pond last week, must have displaced him. The Koi will be relieved he could probably take out the smaller ones.

 

[Bob N]

Possibly a dytiscid water beetle ?

 

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Possibly a dytiscid water beetle ?

Lethocerus americanus

 

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Turnabout is fair play. One apex predator meets another

In Thailand they are a popular protein

 

[Zak]

Check this thing out, was rambling across the back yard. It can fly a little it, not well might be a young one.

Giant Water Bug

Wife was mucking out the pond last week, must have displaced him. The Koi will be relieved he could probably take out the smaller ones.

Looks like a Giant Toe Biter. One of those climbed out of the river onto my rock and ran at me, once. I let him have the rock.

 

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Looks like a Giant Toe Biter. One of those climbed out of the river onto my rock and ran at me, once. I let him have the rock.

that's exactly what it is, they are very aggressive. The Wolverine of the insect world