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American Giant Water Bug
Lethocerus americanus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Eastern Toe-biterBenacus griseus
Uhler's Giant Water BugLethocerus uhleri
Lethocerus medius
Belostoma flumineum
Lethocerus collosicus
Nepa apiculata
Notched Giant Water BugAbedus indentatus
Asian Giant Water BugLethocerus indicus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 4,722 |
|---|---|
| United States | 4,680 |
| Ontario | 1,940 |
| New York | 1,111 |
| Minnesota | 636 |
| British Columbia | 585 |
| Quebec | 543 |
| Massachusetts | 375 |
| Michigan | 322 |
| Alberta | 272 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies · Hemiptera |
| Family | Giant Water Bugs · Belostomatidae |
| Genus | Lethocerus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise American Giant Water Bug with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.