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The Giant Water Bug and The Whirligig

The Giant Water Bug and The Whirligig. By: DeMarco and Chandler. Giant Water Bug. Habitat. The giant water bug usually live in clear, slow-moving, fresh-water streams or ponds, preferring aquatic vegetation(See map). Description.

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The Giant Water Bug and The Whirligig

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  1. The Giant Water Bug and The Whirligig By: DeMarco and Chandler

  2. Giant Water Bug

  3. Habitat The giant water bug usually live in clear, slow-moving, fresh-water streams or ponds, preferring aquatic vegetation(See map).

  4. Description The giant water bug is referred to as one of the biggest insects in both the U.S.A. and Canada. It can grow up to 4 inches long and is commonly mistaken for a cockroach or beetle.

  5. Food Tadpoles Insects Small Fish Salamanders Frogs

  6. Whirligig Beetle

  7. Habitat The whirligig beetles live in ponds and streams and are found all over the world.

  8. Description The whirligig beetles are small, black beetles that can grow to be 1/8 to 1 3/8 inches long.

  9. Food Microorganisms Other insects(dead or alive)

  10. References-Giant Water Bug • Beneficial Bugs http://beneficialbugs.org/bugs/Giant_Water_Bug/giant_water_bug.htm • Tele Community http://taos-telecommunity.org/epow/EPOW-Archive/archive_2005/EPOW-050110_files/5848%20Ituta%20-%20giant%20water-bug%20Belastomatidae.jpg • Lost Springs http://www.lostsprings.com/photos.aspx?cat=Bugs&photo=giant_water_bug • Bug Guide http://bugguide.net/maps/maps/13708.png • Farm Static http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1383/1394911300_05d94a9f93_z.jpg \ • Insects of Alberta http://www.insectsofalberta.com/images/2005-sept_17_giantwaterbug.jpg • Something’s Crawling In My Hair http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/giantwaterbugeatinggoldfish.jpg

  11. References-Whirligig • Ehow http://www.ehow.com/about_6550331_insect-information-whirligig-beetles.html • Insects of West Virginia http://www.insectsofwestvirginia.net/b/ak5-dineutus-sp.jpg • Pics Digger http://www.richard-seaman.com/Wallpaper/Nature/Beetles/WhirligigBeetles.jpg • Scientific Illistrator http://www.scientificillustrator.com/art/insects/whirligig_beetle.jpg • Water Beetles Of Ireland http://waterbeetlesofireland.biodiversityireland.ie/userfiles/image/Gyrinus_distinctus_resized.jpg • Encyclopedia http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Whirligig_beetle.aspx

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