giant water bug
noun
: any of a family (Belostomatidae and especially genus Lethocerus) of very large predatory aquatic bugs capable of inflicting a painful bite
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Adventurous eaters can try the roasted pork belly, which features a giant water bug called maeng da, a local delicacy, grilled in its shell, the flesh scooped out and mixed into the chili paste that tops the meat.
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Jenny Adams, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2023
But such assaults are emerging from the shadows: recent studies have documented praying mantises regularly eating small birds, as well as giant water bugs consuming vertebrates such as turtles, frogs and snakes in Japanese rice fields.
—Sandrine Ceurstemont, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2020
Adventurous eaters may even be tempted to try their taste buds on more exotic offerings like giant water bugs, black soldier fly larvae or tarantulas.
—Julia Sclafani, Daily Pilot, 31 July 2019
For instance, in 2011, Ohba reported the first observation of a giant water bug preying on a turtle.
—National Geographic, 3 Apr. 2019
Jenny Adams, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2023
But such assaults are emerging from the shadows: recent studies have documented praying mantises regularly eating small birds, as well as giant water bugs consuming vertebrates such as turtles, frogs and snakes in Japanese rice fields.
—Sandrine Ceurstemont, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2020
Adventurous eaters may even be tempted to try their taste buds on more exotic offerings like giant water bugs, black soldier fly larvae or tarantulas.
—Julia Sclafani, Daily Pilot, 31 July 2019
For instance, in 2011, Ohba reported the first observation of a giant water bug preying on a turtle.
—National Geographic, 3 Apr. 2019
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