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Eastern Toe-biter
Benacus griseus
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
American Giant Water BugLethocerus americanus
Uhler's Giant Water BugLethocerus uhleri
Lethocerus medius
Lethocerus maximus
Eurasian Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
Asian Giant Water BugLethocerus indicus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,366 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 141 |
| North Carolina | 104 |
| Georgia | 82 |
| South Carolina | 76 |
| Illinois | 67 |
| Alabama | 61 |
| Louisiana | 50 |
| Virginia | 48 |
| Maryland | 34 |
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 | Benacus |
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 Eastern Toe-biter with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.