Y-Y-Y-YIKES !!!

[Ldub]

Caught one of these nasty lookin' things outside the front doors at work tonight...
I named him "Bitey"...



Giant water beetle, they feed by ambushing frogs & small fish from underneath, injecting them with venom, which liquifies their innards, then drinking them at their lesure.

He's in a plastic drinking glass with a ventilated coffee cup lid right now & judging from the activity within, I'd say he's a tad pissed.

Hope he doesn't escape before morning & take his revenge...

I'm gonna start collecting them, then implement a captive breeding program, & eventually rule the world with my army of giant mutant water beetles...

You have been warned... Muwahahahahahahaha

[Sprey]

Rofl !!!!! Be cool to see a bunch of them like you say in a breeding program. and see what they actualy do etc.

Did he bite you ? is that how he got the name

[Ldub]

Rofl !!!!! Did he bite you ? is that how he got the name

No, not yet, but he comes WELL EQUIPPED !...

If you google "Giant Water Beetle" there's quite a lot of info. on their eating/breeding/feeding habits, etc.

I think I borrowed the name from a Simpsons episode...Homer had a pet possum or something.

I seem to remember him saying: "I call the little one Bitey"

[Dumke]

HAHA larry that is hilarious.. Wouldnt catch me dead holding one tho lol. Ok well maybe if I was dead you would. you get the idea lol.



Sorry for the mini jack but I never understood why we say "wouldnt catch me dead". I mean are you really going to care when you dead what is happening?... (sorry thought just crossed my mind.)

[Ldub]

HAHA larry that is hilarious.. Wouldnt catch me dead holding one tho lol. Ok well maybe if I was dead you would. you get the idea lol.



Sorry for the mini jack but I never understood why we say "wouldnt catch me dead". I mean are you really going to care when you dead what is happening?... (sorry thought just crossed my mind.)

No worries Dude, I wouldn't touch one of the nasty things either, that pic is something I snagged off gooGle...

[Ldub]

This is the type of statement (copied from wikipedia) that is gonna keep ol' Bitey from becoming any type of cuddly lap type pet...

"Their bite is considered one of the most painful that can be inflicted by any insect."

[Dumke]

No worries Dude, I wouldn't touch one of the nasty things either, that pic is something I snagged off gooGle...

And here I thought that was your hand.. lol..


Wow on the bite. Ya no thank you sir I will pass.

[snowtrooper1966]

I think I borrowed the name from a Simpsons episode...Homer had a pet possum or something.

I seem to remember him saying: "I call the little one Bitey"

It was the monorail episode, Homer was the conductor. There was a control panel that housed the speed controls, I think. When Homer opened it, there was a family of possum hanging in there and many frayed/shorting wires. He then looked at his bandaged finger and announced: "I call the big one Bitey".

I think that is a fantastic name for your new pet, hopefully you will never find out if "Their bite is considered one of the most painful that can be inflicted by any insect."

Best,

[nfpgasmask]

Nice! I love abnormally large and cool looking insects. We have Giant Pine Sawyers out here:





And Camel Spiders!!





Bart

[pbkid]

ehhh... no thanks... i dont like bugs

i love reptiles, but no bugs. ill pass. keep bitey away from you dub, i wouldnt want to have to fly to n. dakota to get your VX to moab while you heal .......... or maybe i would?

[BigSwede]

I think I borrowed the name from a Simpsons episode...Homer had a pet possum or something.

I seem to remember him saying: "I call the little one Bitey"

There is another episode where Bart has a pet Lobster he called "Pinchy"...and another one where he called his pet elephant "Stampy"...

[BigSwede]

Just remembered a water-bug related incident from my "mis-spent yoot"

(Judge Munster: "A what? What's a yoot?")

Twas in about junior high I suppose...the neighborhood girls were having a "sleepover" in the neighbor's pop-up camper. The bored neighborhood boys were hanging out on the street nearby.

All the girls went into the house for cookies or something...right about the time a huge water bug (much bigger than the one you caught Larry) started circling the streetlight we were under. It fell to the ground, and, well, we tossed the water bug into the camper.

Not much later the girls all came out and piled back into the camper. We didn't have to wait too long for the gratifying screams to begin...

The sleepover was held indoors that night.

[Ldub]

Just remembered a water-bug related incident from my "mis-spent yoot"

(Judge Munster: "A what? What's a yoot?")

Twas in about junior high I suppose...the neighborhood girls were having a "sleepover" in the neighbor's pop-up camper. The bored neighborhood boys were hanging out on the street nearby.

All the girls went into the house for cookies or something...right about the time a huge water bug (much bigger than the one you caught Larry) started circling the streetlight we were under. It fell to the ground, and, well, we tossed the water bug into the camper.

Not much later the girls all came out and piled back into the camper. We didn't have to wait too long for the gratifying screams to begin...

The sleepover was held indoors that night.

LOL...I loved "Stampy"...

What I wouldn't give to have hung out with Big Swede as a Yoot!

Still fun as an adult, but boggles the imagination...

[tjh]

You could sell those to an entomophagy if you know any . The water bugs here in the US are actually a little on the small side , when compared to the ones in Thailand. I've only encountered freeze dried ones from Thailand, they are about 4 inches head to rear, and stinky.

[BigSwede]

You could sell those to an entomophagy if you know any .

"entomophagy"...hmmm, if I cipher them word parts correct-like, yer talkin about a "bug eater"...yum.