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Offline soy

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anybody know what this big bug is?
« on: October 01, 2012, 07:57:34 pm »
I Was working in the shop last night, And I heard a noise And look over to see This monster bug Flying directly at me! :o I have never seen 1 like this And wonder if anybody knows what it might be... It was a tough 1 to kill , it seems like it had 9 lives... Thanks for any input
 
 
 
 
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Re: anybody know what this big bug is?
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2012, 08:08:22 pm »
Its a giant water beetle, but it can survive outside of water with no problem.  If thats the one I am thinking of, they can be rather mean.
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« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2012, 08:09:02 pm »
I saw one of those in the movie "Men In Black"....it came from another planet I think.


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« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2012, 08:20:56 pm »
Yep.  Giant water bug.  They catch and eat small fish  :o
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« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2012, 08:52:40 pm »
You got it, water bug, and they will bite, sting :-\ the crap out of you.
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Re: anybody know what this big bug is?
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2012, 09:10:24 pm »
Yep we call the water roaches mean little buggers
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« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2012, 09:26:50 pm »
I would call it a DEAD bug.  ::)
Never saw anything like it before.
If you find more of them you could make up some flu-flu arras and practice ur wing shootin. :laugh:
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« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2012, 09:59:22 pm »
LOL...might be sump'n new for Billy Berger to hunt after he's killed all the dragon flies.
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Re: anybody know what this big bug is?
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2012, 10:16:52 pm »
Yep Giant water bug.....they are quite the predator.
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Re: anybody know what this big bug is?
« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2012, 10:21:28 pm »
Quote from: nclonghunter on October 01, 2012, 09:59:22 pm
LOL...might be sump'n new for Billy Berger to hunt after he's killed all the dragon flies.


 I had to kill this 1 is a knife fight.... He almost won >:(
 Thanks for the help guys it was kind of a big unit never seen 1 before
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« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2012, 11:07:58 pm »
Call me weird, but I've always kinda liked them, but I haven't had a bad experience with one yet though.  I had an entomology class in college and now I'm always looking for interesting insects.  One neat thing about the giant water bug is the male attaches the eggs to his back to protect them.

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« Reply #11 on: October 01, 2012, 11:22:09 pm »
That's wicked looking I saw a scorpion the other day with baby's on it's back. Makes me think of starship trooper
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« Reply #12 on: October 03, 2012, 02:26:23 am »
Those water bugs can get big.  I was always trying to find them in cattle ponds when I was a kid.  Then as a biologist (big kid) they would get caught in our bat nets...lots of fun untangling those buggers from a fine net.
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« Reply #13 on: October 03, 2012, 10:45:56 pm »
Quote from: CMB on October 03, 2012, 02:26:23 am
Those water bugs can get big.  I was always trying to find them in cattle ponds when I was a kid.  Then as a biologist (big kid) they would get caught in our bat nets...lots of fun untangling those buggers from a fine net.

I think I'd rather handle bats!
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