Comments on: Giant Water Bug – Toe Biter http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/05/30/giant-water-bug/ A Field Guide to the North Side of Old Mill Hill, Atlantic Mine, MI Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Tim Eisele http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/05/30/giant-water-bug/comment-page-2/#comment-9947 Tim Eisele Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:04:45 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/?p=856#comment-9947 Bety: That's pretty cool! I wonder how much of a freak occurrence that was? It would be really amusing if it turned out that a rubber worm with no hook could reliably catch giant water bugs. Bety: That’s pretty cool! I wonder how much of a freak occurrence that was? It would be really amusing if it turned out that a rubber worm with no hook could reliably catch giant water bugs.

]]> By: bety http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/05/30/giant-water-bug/comment-page-2/#comment-9942 bety Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:50:07 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/?p=856#comment-9942 recently went fishing in a mountain stream with a small rubber lure, when I pulled the line up there was a large toe biter on my lure, I looked closely and noticed that his sucker thing was imbedded in the lure, it was very strange. I went fishing and ended up catching a bug! recently went fishing in a mountain stream with a small rubber lure, when I pulled the line up there was a large toe biter on my lure, I looked closely and noticed that his sucker thing was imbedded in the lure, it was very strange. I went fishing and ended up catching a bug!

]]> By: British columbia. http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/05/30/giant-water-bug/comment-page-2/#comment-9726 British columbia. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 02:41:11 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/?p=856#comment-9726 their instinct.they even eat little ducks and small snakes in the wild.It sometimes bite human,and it could be painful,so if you want to catch that one,you must be very careful. their instinct.they even eat little ducks and small snakes in the wild.It sometimes bite human,and it could be painful,so if you want to catch that one,you must be very careful.

]]> By: Andrea Mae Agus http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/05/30/giant-water-bug/comment-page-2/#comment-8445 Andrea Mae Agus Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:45:29 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/?p=856#comment-8445 why did the giant water bug eat the poor gold fish why did the giant water bug eat the poor gold fish

]]> By: Dave http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/05/30/giant-water-bug/comment-page-2/#comment-8250 Dave Sun, 09 Oct 2011 03:23:49 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/?p=856#comment-8250 Just had one of these drop next to me at a gas station in Fremont, WI. Brought it home to share with my girlfriend...she was not a fan. Just had one of these drop next to me at a gas station in Fremont, WI. Brought it home to share with my girlfriend…she was not a fan.

]]> By: Bruce http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/05/30/giant-water-bug/comment-page-2/#comment-8034 Bruce Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:14:50 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/?p=856#comment-8034 Sara, just as a follow up to your post about constructed wetlands.. I constructed a small pond on our rural property near Creston, B.C. this summer. I cracked a drainage pipe running about 3 feet under ground and ended up digging a pond which is about 30' by 30' and 3 feet deep. Today I noticed one of the goldfish floating in the water with 3 giant water bugs attached to it. As someone earlier had described, one of the eyes was missing and the three bugs were all feeding off of it. How do we get rid of these things and what kind of density would they build up in a pond if left unchecked. Bruce Sara, just as a follow up to your post about constructed wetlands..
I constructed a small pond on our rural property near Creston, B.C. this summer. I cracked a drainage pipe running about 3 feet under ground and ended up digging a pond which is about 30′ by 30′ and 3 feet deep. Today I noticed one of the goldfish floating in the water with 3 giant water bugs attached to it. As someone earlier had described, one of the eyes was missing and the
three bugs were all feeding off of it. How do we get rid of these things and what kind of density would they build up in a pond if left unchecked.
Bruce

]]> By: Mike http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/05/30/giant-water-bug/comment-page-2/#comment-7970 Mike Sat, 24 Sep 2011 17:15:21 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/?p=856#comment-7970 Cool hunters. I wouldn't want to get stung by that thing. I just finished a post on creatures of southeast asia. http://calimike.wordpress.com/2011/09/24/three-creatures-of-southeast-asia/ Check out the Emerald Cockroach Wasp (#3) on my post and let me know what you think. Best, Mike Cool hunters. I wouldn’t want to get stung by that thing. I just finished a post on creatures of southeast asia.

http://calimike.wordpress.com/2011/09/24/three-creatures-of-southeast-asia/

Check out the Emerald Cockroach Wasp (#3) on my post and let me know what you think.

Best,
Mike

]]> By: Sara http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/05/30/giant-water-bug/comment-page-2/#comment-7955 Sara Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:24:37 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/?p=856#comment-7955 Hi Tim, Thank you for your very informative post on the giant water bug. I work in Alberta, Canada as a wetlands educator, and we have had students catch this little beast in different wetlands across central and southern parts of the province. You can imagine the chorus of screams that erupt when a group of 9-year olds see this enormous bug trying to crawl out of their dip net! Interestingly, all of the wetlands where we have encountered this bug were: 1) constructed wetlands, 2) stocked with fish, and 3) never observed in the spring, only in the fall. I'm unsure if there is any connection between the presence of the giant water bug and these wetland characteristics. My best guess is they are migrating to the constructed wetlands in the fall because they are deeper than nearby natural wetlands and offer a better chance of successful overwintering. Cheers, Sara Hi Tim,

Thank you for your very informative post on the giant water bug. I work in Alberta, Canada as a wetlands educator, and we have had students catch this little beast in different wetlands across central and southern parts of the province. You can imagine the chorus of screams that erupt when a group of 9-year olds see this enormous bug trying to crawl out of their dip net!

Interestingly, all of the wetlands where we have encountered this bug were: 1) constructed wetlands, 2) stocked with fish, and 3) never observed in the spring, only in the fall. I’m unsure if there is any connection between the presence of the giant water bug and these wetland characteristics. My best guess is they are migrating to the constructed wetlands in the fall because they are deeper than nearby natural wetlands and offer a better chance of successful overwintering.

Cheers,
Sara

]]> By: John http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/05/30/giant-water-bug/comment-page-2/#comment-7946 John Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:34:46 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/?p=856#comment-7946 I would scream bloody murder if one of these things came close to me, and I consider myself to be a manly guy! One of these latched onto my friends nose one night as it was flying through the air! Sick bugs. I would scream bloody murder if one of these things came close to me, and I consider myself to be a manly guy! One of these latched onto my friends nose one night as it was flying through the air! Sick bugs.

]]> By: BugBarb http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/05/30/giant-water-bug/comment-page-2/#comment-7669 BugBarb Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:15:23 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/?p=856#comment-7669 Tim, I have had daddy toe-biters several times and all hatchings went off without a hitch. This is definitely abnormal as I have watched him/them fastidiously aerate the eggs by sticking them out of the water and sort of pumping the butt up and down. If I hadn't scooped him off of the bottom of the aquarium, the eggs would have died from suffocation or been eaten by my bright orange crawdads. I have some great video of the eggs hatching. I would post it online, you tube or something, but I can't. I have satellite internet and we can afford only the basic package. We are limited as to how much data we can transmit and receive. If we paid more, I could probably do it. I'm going to have to find a place, a friend...etc where I can upload my videos. My camera is supposed to be able to upload directly to you tube. I'll let you know if I find a way to upload it. Tim, I have had daddy toe-biters several times and all hatchings went off without a hitch. This is definitely abnormal as I have watched him/them fastidiously aerate the eggs by sticking them out of the water and sort of pumping the butt up and down. If I hadn’t scooped him off of the bottom of the aquarium, the eggs would have died from suffocation or been eaten by my bright orange crawdads.

I have some great video of the eggs hatching. I would post it online, you tube or something, but I can’t. I have satellite internet and we can afford only the basic package. We are limited as to how much data we can transmit and receive. If we paid more, I could probably do it. I’m going to have to find a place, a friend…etc where I can upload my videos. My camera is supposed to be able to upload directly to you tube. I’ll let you know if I find a way to upload it.

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