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Abedus
''Abedus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in southern United States, Mexico and Central America. Sometimes called ferocious water bugs, these brown insects typically are between long, although '' A. immaculatus'' only is about , making it the smallest North American belostomatid and possibly worthy of separation in its own genus. Otherwise the different ''Abedus'' species are very similar and can often only be separated with a microscope. They will bite in self-defense, which is painful but not dangerous. Behavior Members of this genus generally do not fly, and at least some species, including ''A. herberti'', have a greatly reduced flight apparatus and are completely flightless. Despite being essentially aquatic ''Abedus'' may travel some distance overland and have been known to abandon streams after heavy rainfalls, allowing them to avoid being swept along in flash floods. Breeding Giant water bugs exhibit male parental c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abedus Vicinus
''Abedus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in southern United States, Mexico and Central America. Sometimes called ferocious water bugs, these brown insects typically are between long, although '' A. immaculatus'' only is about , making it the smallest North American belostomatid and possibly worthy of separation in its own genus. Otherwise the different ''Abedus'' species are very similar and can often only be separated with a microscope. They will bite in self-defense, which is painful but not dangerous. Behavior Members of this genus generally do not fly, and at least some species, including ''A. herberti'', have a greatly reduced flight apparatus and are completely flightless. Despite being essentially aquatic ''Abedus'' may travel some distance overland and have been known to abandon streams after heavy rainfalls, allowing them to avoid being swept along in flash floods. Breeding Giant water bugs exhibit male parental c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abedus Signoreti
''Abedus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in southern United States, Mexico and Central America. Sometimes called ferocious water bugs, these brown insects typically are between long, although '' A. immaculatus'' only is about , making it the smallest North American belostomatid and possibly worthy of separation in its own genus. Otherwise the different ''Abedus'' species are very similar and can often only be separated with a microscope. They will bite in self-defense, which is painful but not dangerous. Behavior Members of this genus generally do not fly, and at least some species, including ''A. herberti'', have a greatly reduced flight apparatus and are completely flightless. Despite being essentially aquatic ''Abedus'' may travel some distance overland and have been known to abandon streams after heavy rainfalls, allowing them to avoid being swept along in flash floods. Breeding Giant water bugs exhibit male parental c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abedus Stangei
''Abedus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in southern United States, Mexico and Central America. Sometimes called ferocious water bugs, these brown insects typically are between long, although '' A. immaculatus'' only is about , making it the smallest North American belostomatid and possibly worthy of separation in its own genus. Otherwise the different ''Abedus'' species are very similar and can often only be separated with a microscope. They will bite in self-defense, which is painful but not dangerous. Behavior Members of this genus generally do not fly, and at least some species, including ''A. herberti'', have a greatly reduced flight apparatus and are completely flightless. Despite being essentially aquatic ''Abedus'' may travel some distance overland and have been known to abandon streams after heavy rainfalls, allowing them to avoid being swept along in flash floods. Breeding Giant water bugs exhibit male parental c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abedus Immensus
''Abedus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in southern United States, Mexico and Central America. Sometimes called ferocious water bugs, these brown insects typically are between long, although '' A. immaculatus'' only is about , making it the smallest North American belostomatid and possibly worthy of separation in its own genus. Otherwise the different ''Abedus'' species are very similar and can often only be separated with a microscope. They will bite in self-defense, which is painful but not dangerous. Behavior Members of this genus generally do not fly, and at least some species, including ''A. herberti'', have a greatly reduced flight apparatus and are completely flightless. Despite being essentially aquatic ''Abedus'' may travel some distance overland and have been known to abandon streams after heavy rainfalls, allowing them to avoid being swept along in flash floods. Breeding Giant water bugs exhibit male parental c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abedus Dilatatus
''Abedus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in southern United States, Mexico and Central America. Sometimes called ferocious water bugs, these brown insects typically are between long, although '' A. immaculatus'' only is about , making it the smallest North American belostomatid and possibly worthy of separation in its own genus. Otherwise the different ''Abedus'' species are very similar and can often only be separated with a microscope. They will bite in self-defense, which is painful but not dangerous. Behavior Members of this genus generally do not fly, and at least some species, including ''A. herberti'', have a greatly reduced flight apparatus and are completely flightless. Despite being essentially aquatic ''Abedus'' may travel some distance overland and have been known to abandon streams after heavy rainfalls, allowing them to avoid being swept along in flash floods. Breeding Giant water bugs exhibit male parental c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abedus Decarloi
''Abedus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in southern United States, Mexico and Central America. Sometimes called ferocious water bugs, these brown insects typically are between long, although '' A. immaculatus'' only is about , making it the smallest North American belostomatid and possibly worthy of separation in its own genus. Otherwise the different ''Abedus'' species are very similar and can often only be separated with a microscope. They will bite in self-defense, which is painful but not dangerous. Behavior Members of this genus generally do not fly, and at least some species, including ''A. herberti'', have a greatly reduced flight apparatus and are completely flightless. Despite being essentially aquatic ''Abedus'' may travel some distance overland and have been known to abandon streams after heavy rainfalls, allowing them to avoid being swept along in flash floods. Breeding Giant water bugs exhibit male parental c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abedus Parkeri
''Abedus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in southern United States, Mexico and Central America. Sometimes called ferocious water bugs, these brown insects typically are between long, although '' A. immaculatus'' only is about , making it the smallest North American belostomatid and possibly worthy of separation in its own genus. Otherwise the different ''Abedus'' species are very similar and can often only be separated with a microscope. They will bite in self-defense, which is painful but not dangerous. Behavior Members of this genus generally do not fly, and at least some species, including ''A. herberti'', have a greatly reduced flight apparatus and are completely flightless. Despite being essentially aquatic ''Abedus'' may travel some distance overland and have been known to abandon streams after heavy rainfalls, allowing them to avoid being swept along in flash floods. Breeding Giant water bugs exhibit male parental c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abedus Ovatus
''Abedus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in southern United States, Mexico and Central America. Sometimes called ferocious water bugs, these brown insects typically are between long, although '' A. immaculatus'' only is about , making it the smallest North American belostomatid and possibly worthy of separation in its own genus. Otherwise the different ''Abedus'' species are very similar and can often only be separated with a microscope. They will bite in self-defense, which is painful but not dangerous. Behavior Members of this genus generally do not fly, and at least some species, including ''A. herberti'', have a greatly reduced flight apparatus and are completely flightless. Despite being essentially aquatic ''Abedus'' may travel some distance overland and have been known to abandon streams after heavy rainfalls, allowing them to avoid being swept along in flash floods. Breeding Giant water bugs exhibit male parental c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abedus Breviceps
''Abedus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in southern United States, Mexico and Central America. Sometimes called ferocious water bugs, these brown insects typically are between long, although '' A. immaculatus'' only is about , making it the smallest North American belostomatid and possibly worthy of separation in its own genus. Otherwise the different ''Abedus'' species are very similar and can often only be separated with a microscope. They will bite in self-defense, which is painful but not dangerous. Behavior Members of this genus generally do not fly, and at least some species, including ''A. herberti'', have a greatly reduced flight apparatus and are completely flightless. Despite being essentially aquatic ''Abedus'' may travel some distance overland and have been known to abandon streams after heavy rainfalls, allowing them to avoid being swept along in flash floods. Breeding Giant water bugs exhibit male parental c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abedus Herberti
''Abedus herberti'', the toe biter, is a species of giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae Belostomatidae is a family of freshwater hemipteran insects known as giant water bugs or colloquially as toe-biters, Indian toe-biters, electric-light bugs, alligator ticks, or alligator fleas (in Florida). They are the largest insects in the or .... It is found in Central America and North America. Subspecies These two subspecies belong to the species ''Abedus herberti'': * ''Abedus herberti herberti'' Hidalgo, 1935 * ''Abedus herberti utahensis'' Menke, 1960 References External links * Belostomatidae Articles created by Qbugbot Insects described in 1935 {{Nepomorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giant Water Bug
Belostomatidae is a family of freshwater hemipteran insects known as giant water bugs or colloquially as toe-biters, Indian toe-biters, electric-light bugs, alligator ticks, or alligator fleas (in Florida). They are the largest insects in the order Hemiptera. There are about 170 species found in freshwater habitats worldwide, with more than 110 in the Neotropics, more than 20 in Africa, almost as many in the Nearctic, and far fewer elsewhere. These predators are typically encountered in freshwater ponds, marshes and slow-flowing streams. Most species are at least long, although smaller species, down to , also exist. The largest are members of the genus ''Lethocerus'', which can exceed and nearly reach the length of some of the largest beetles in the world. Giant water bugs are a popular food in parts of Asia. Morphology Belostomatids have a flattened, obovoid to ovoid-elongate body, and usually the legs are flattened. The head features two large compound eyes, but lacks oce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abedus Immaculatus
''Abedus immaculatus'' is a species of water bug in the family Belostomatidae. It is the only ''Abedus'' species found in the eastern United States, occurring throughout Florida north into Georgia and west along the Gulf Coast to Mississippi. Adults reach lengths of 13-14 mm, making them the smallest species in the genus ''Abedus'', the smallest belostomatid in the United States, and the only species in the subgenus ''Microabedus''. It is locally common in parts of the Everglades, where it is associated with shorter hydroperiod sites. ''Abedus immaculatus'' was originally described by Thomas Say Thomas Say (June 27, 1787 – October 10, 1834) was an American entomologist, conchologist, and Herpetology, herpetologist. His studies of insects and shells, numerous contributions to scientific journals, and scientific expeditions to Florida, Ge ... in 1832 as ''Belostoma fluminea'' var. ''immaculata'', redescribed as ''A. cantralli'' in 1950, with the two names synonymized to ''A. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
