Y-Y-Y-YIKES !!!

[Anita]

i had found 4 of theses in my life.....ewwwwwwww.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t9pl9Dh5gG.../vw_beetle.jpg

I owned a related species to your beetle:

[Ldub]

Found another one of these critters in the parking lot tonight...



Gonna have to think of some creative use for him (or her)

There are a couple of folks I can think of that would have the proper appreciation of one of these down the back of their shirt...

Or maybe in their purse...

[BigSwede]

Do those things hibernate through the winter? Or do they just hatch that big? seems awfully early (April for chrissake) for a freshly hatched waterbug to get that big...

[Ldub]

Do those things hibernate through the winter? Or do they just hatch that big? seems awfully early (April for chrissake) for a freshly hatched waterbug to get that big...

Good point, I'm pretty sure it's not the same one, as I released "Bitey" into the wilds of the storm sewer near my home, which is about two miles as the bug crawls.

[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.