myrmecos.net

Lethocerus sp. "toe-biter" giant water bug
Belostomatidae
Northern Sierra Nevada, California, USA

photograph © Alex Wild 2004

Lethocerus water bugs are predacious insects over an inch long.  The tube at the tip of the abdomen is used for breathing when the insect is submerged.

 
USA, CA: Sierra Co. Kyburz Flat
20.vii.2004 1900m.
39º30'N 120º14'W 

This image is copyrighted by the photographer and cannot be used without permission. To obtain permission to use this image, please email Alex Wild. (alwild (at) myrmecos.net).  Most of the photographs on myrmecos.net are reduced from their original size and compressed for more efficient web transmission.  In some cases, higher quality versions are available.

This image was captured with a Canon EOS D60, with a Canon 100mm 2.8 Macro USM lens.