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The oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis), also known as the waterbug (as they live in damp areas) or black cockroach (as their bodies are mostly dark), [1] is a large species of cockroach, adult males being 18–29 mm (23 ⁄ 32 – 1 + 5 ⁄ 32 in) and adult females being 20–27 mm (25 ⁄ 32 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 in). [2]
Fried giant water bugs at a market in Thailand. Belostomatids can be found for sale in markets mainly in Southeast Asia involving the species Lethocerus indicus. [5] In Southeast Asia they are often collected for this purpose using large floating traps on ponds, set with black lights to attract the bugs. Adults fly at night, like many aquatic ...
Hydrophilus triangularis, known generally as the giant black water beetle or giant water scavenger, is a species of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae. [1] [2] [3] It is the most common and widespread species of Hydrophilus in North America, being found across the contiguous United States, southern Canada, and Mexico.
The water bug or water beetle is known as alukap in Ilokano language. It is sauteed or fried in oil, garlic, onions and tomatoes, or roasted, after the wings and legs have been removed, and eaten as a viand for steamed rice or as a finger food with liquor. The same is done in the Visayas region where it is called obus in the Visayan language. [6]
Bugs of the genus Belostoma prefer lentic habitats with submerged or emergent vegetation and for overwintering the adults fly to ponds and slow-moving waters. During the springtime and the early summer they often fly to electric light-sources, thus they are also called "electric-light-bugs". [6] The life circle contains one generation a year.
Lethocerus sp. with wings open. Unlike giant water bugs in the subfamily Belostomatinae, females do not lay the eggs on the backs of males. [4] Instead, after copulation (often multiple sessions [5]) the eggs are laid on emergent vegetation (rarely on man-made structures) high enough above the waterline that the eggs will not be permanently submerged.
Lethocerus americanus, sometimes called the electric light bug, toe biter or fish killer, [1] is a giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae, native to southern Canada and the United States (north of 35°N; other Lethocerus species are found southwards). [2] It typically has a length around 5–6 cm (2.0–2.4 in). [3]
Benacus griseus is a species of giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae. [1] It is the only species in the genus Benacus , which was formerly considered a subgenus of Lethocerus . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]