my new.....???...lol

[midnight]

so does anyone keep these? lol
i found this site with some info.
sounds like they bite! lol
http://www.northern.edu/natsource/invert1/waters1.htm

also read this stuff
they can fly
they can go a year without eating
the tail is actually a snorkel for them to breathe

odd critters

 

[ermgravy]

they sound nuts! i want some....

 

[feio_bio]

A friend send my this photo. But I saw sometimes sometimes big like that...

 

[midnight]

they sound nuts! i want some....

was going to say i could ship ya some till i seen your location lol

A friend send my this photo. But I saw sometimes sometimes big like that...

thats a big ole water scorpion

 

[Pulcher]

Those F-ers can fly. My friend had a couple in a ten gallon and started to fly around the room!

 

[Death Pony]

A friend send my this photo. But I saw sometimes sometimes big like that...

They get bigger, I've seen one that was twice that size!!! They're nicknamed toe biters for a reason too, they hurt like hell!!!!!! I've been bitten by one and it wasn't a pleasant experience. they're also called water bugs. I'm used to seeing them as the big fat ones.

 

[feio_bio]

They get bigger, I've seen one that was twice that size!!! They're nicknamed toe biters for a reason too, they hurt like hell!!!!!! I've been bitten by one and it wasn't a pleasant experience. they're also called water bugs. I'm used to seeing them as the big fat ones.

I've been bitten too. It's horrible!!!! Here we call this bugs as "water roach" (barata d'água).

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Yuck! Good luck with that monster!

 

[channarox]

wow.
that thing looks freaky!

 

[Malcus]

I've seen them here too... Different species. Yek!
Ranatra fusca?
Nepa cinerea?