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Oriental cockroaches are often called water bugs because of their preference for dark, damp, and cool areas such as those under sinks and washing machines, and in damp basements.

A fifth species, the Pennsylvania wood cockroach is an occasional nuisance pest in some locations. These are the German, brown-banded, Oriental, and American cockroaches. Only four species are common pests in Pennsylvania structures. About 3,500 species of cockroaches exist worldwide, with 55 species found in the United States. Because cockroaches are so adaptable, they have successfully adjusted to living with humans. They are considered one of the most successful groups of animals. Fossil evidence indicates that cockroaches have been on earth for over 300 million years. during lake sampling in Lassen Volcanic National Park.Cockroaches are among the most common of insects. While we expect giant water bugs to occur in all Klamath Network parks, our crews have specifically recorded Belostoma bakeri, and Lethocerus sp.

One species of giant water bug, Lethocerus indicus, is boiled in saltwater and eaten by people in South and Southeast Asia as a specialty cuisine.

Another defense when disturbed is the giant water bug’s ability to squirt unpleasant smelling fluid from the anus for a few feet.

Giant water bugs can feign death-becoming rigid for several minutes-if removed from the water, only to snap back to life.

This explains one of their common names: toe-biter.

Giant water bugs can deliver a painful (though nontoxic) bite between the toes of unsuspecting human feet.

Adults overwinter in muddy stream or pool bottoms. The nymphs, which look like mini versions of the adult, go through five stages of growth (instars) over the next 2 months before reaching adulthood. The eggs mature over 1 to 2 weeks and then hatch into nymphs. In spring and early summer, adults mate and the female lays a batch of 100+ eggs on vegetation or on her male partner’s back, depending on the species. Sometimes this lands them in your backyard pool overnight! Reproduction One common name for this bug is “electric light bug,” due to the propensity of some species to fly towards lights at night. Males of the genus, Lethocerus, guard eggs glued to vegetation until they hatch. Males in the genus, Belostoma, carry the developing eggs on their back until they hatch. This is why you’ll sometimes see them tipped at an angle facing downward underwater, with just the rear end at the surface, “breathing.” When the giant water bug dives underwater, it carries air as a bubble under its wings, which can slowly diffuse into its body while it remains submerged.Īn unusual trait typical of many giant water bugs is that parental care is reversed-males rear the young.

Giant water bugs have an appendage on the tip of the abdomen that extends above water to collect oxygen. How do these bugs breathe underwater? Insects don’t have lungs, like humans, but instead obtain oxygen through tiny holes in the body wall (spiracles) that connect to air-filled tubes called tracheae. This allows them to then suck out the liquefied remains. Grasping victims by “raptorial” front legs, they inject venomous digestive saliva into their prey. Some are known to kill prey many times their own size. Giant water bugs prey on a surprising variety of aquatic life, including tadpoles, small fishes, insects, and other arthropods. They are typically hidden in mats of vegetation, just under the surface of the water. Giant water bugs live in freshwater ponds, marshes, and slow moving pools in streams worldwide. Giant water bug, roughly 4 cm long (1.5 in), observed during stream sampling at Lassen Volcanic National Park.