Insects and Spiders
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While exploring the swamp I found my first giant water bug in some open water. This one is a nymph, soft & translucent. Found 2 interesting facts when I researched them. They can hide with heads in the water and butt up due to a breathing tube at the end of their abdomen. And females attach the eggs to the male's back so that he carries the babies until they hatch. They are predators & eat water insects as well as snails, small fish, and both tadpoles & adults frogs & toads.
Giant Water Bug Nymph (Belostoma sp)
Rowlett Creek Nature Preserve
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