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Abedus
Genus of true bugs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abedus is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in southern United States, Mexico and Central America.[1][2] Sometimes called ferocious water bugs,[3] these brown insects typically are between 2.3 and 4 cm (0.9–1.6 in) long,[1][4] although A. immaculatus only is about 1.3–1.4 cm (0.51–0.55 in), making it the smallest North American belostomatid and possibly worthy of separation in its own genus.[5] Otherwise the different Abedus species are very similar and can often only be separated with a microscope.[6] They will bite in self-defense, which is painful but not dangerous.[6]
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Abedus herberti (male with eggs) at the Cincinnati Zoo | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Belostomatidae |
Subfamily: | Belostomatinae |
Genus: | Abedus Stål, 1862 |
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