Giant Water Bugs

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ever been bitten by one of these Ugly Mofos

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Nope but prolly would scream like a bitch if I did. I hate bugs more than snakes.

Kill it with napalm

Belostomatidae are fierce predators which stalk, capture and feed on aquatic crustaceans, fish and amphibians. They have also been found to capture and feed on baby turtles and water snakes.[1] They often lie motionless at the bottom of a body of water, attached to various objects, where they wait for prey to come near. They then strike, injecting a powerful digestive saliva with their rostrum, and sucking out the liquefied remains. Their bite is considered one of the most painful that can be inflicted by any insect
Occasionally when encountered by a larger predator, such as a human, they have been known to "play dead" and emit a fluid from their anus.[2] Due to this they are assumed dead by humans only to later "come alive" with painful results.[2]

Been in many bodies of water and never saw one that big or with anything coming out of their anus. Kinda glad.

At first I was like... um, ok nothing to see here




Then I saw pic #2

These things hunt down Frogs, turtles, fish, small snakes, and your toes.


And they Fly

we have some here that looks like that but are nowhere near asd big.
I caught one as a kid and was squezin in my hand to keep it from escaping and it bit the shite out of me.

It was like a pinching bite though not a sting with lingering effects. Hurt like hell