best fights of all are great diving beetle larvae versus dragon fly larvae.2 are kings of the pond and can kill just about everything else except each other.
My brother, and my friend koranfudge found this bug in a lawn. We kept him for awhile. Sadly, rick ross passed awayed December 2, 2007, we had it for 8 months.
Little late, but you forgot to mention some additional information... Rick Ross appears to have given birth to several more Toe Biters shortly before she (he?) passed away... None of the babies survived. Information on these water beetles is hard to come by, so I'm not exactly sure if they die shorty after giving birth or it was another factor that caused death... R.I.P. Rick Ross... you were the greatest pet Giant Water Beetle ever...
Sorry to say, but they were "rescued" with this purpose in mind. Later, we began to feed Rick (the beetle) thawed (after being frozen) already dead fish from a local store. Fish ranged from goldfish to dragonfish to mollies to comets (large goldfish).
They are the largest insects in the order Hemiptera, and occur worldwide, with most of the species in North America, South America and East Asia. They are typically encountered in freshwater streams and ponds i never saw one
Where do you live? Can just go out with a black light at night, and theres a good chance one will come to it, I just caught one last night.. was scaring the hell out of my friends with it. They have a very painful bite tho so handle with care!
Information on these particular bugs is rare. We basically improvised his housing based on the fact that they are ambush hunters that seem to do best attacking fish that come by them rather than chasing them. So, a plastic plant and some food (the goldfish) were put in a 10 gallon fish tank for him to survive.
Ok! Class is in session: Toe Biter (or giant waterbug) 101. Just came over to the U.S. about 18 years ago from S.America. Very Good Flyers and Swimmers that hunt small fish. DO NOT! I REPEAT! DO NOT get bit by this thing. If they bite you, its not the bite itself, but the saliva injected from the bite that causes RIDICULOUS IMMENSE PAIN! Class is now over...
Jeez... I just caught one of the mofo's walking around a Target parking lot. I brought it home, took pix and found out what I had! Nasty, mean and smart. I live in the midwest too. Never thought we had anything like this.
Yeah, it has a very, very, very painful bite. It injects venom to liquify its prey so it can drink them up. Due to its sheer size it injects a lot, so it's probably a lot more painful than a smaller wasp or bee sting.
I've been bitten by one much smaller than the one in this vid, and it STILL hurt like hell. "You won't know we have a giant waterbug problem until it swims up behind you and bites you in the ass!" Couldn't resist the Jaws reference here, lol.
They inject venom and digestive fluids through their straw like mouthparts, and then suck it all up again. True bugs, related to assassin bugs and the like.
fuck officer ross
ChiefNiggaLip 3 months ago
damn nature...u scary
tpritcha100 4 months ago
you cant move in that direction theres a plant there you dummeh XDD
InvaderxArka 5 months ago
i was wondering why you had so many thumbs down then i heard your music
Vandius24 5 months ago
glitch at 1.25
hordichuck 6 months ago
Ew Rick Ross
amm806romo 6 months ago
Are you serious.. I just learned something. LoL.
Snowman374th 6 months ago
ricky ross sounds like hes eating sandwiches while rapping<3
13andbeast 6 months ago
Rick Ross is just the worst rapper ever... i mean how is he famous.. just copying other artist
lobsidedballs 6 months ago
@lobsidedballs i think lil wayne is the worst rapper
ijustwannabeadrummer 5 months ago
so lame...
Fatfingers23 6 months ago
1:17 Stupid bug xD
TheCianz 7 months ago
music is good u fags
runescapey0y0y0 7 months ago
the bugs name is the giant water bug, just for people who don't know the name.
MrHypnoEyez 7 months ago
who the hell would want a damn bug lol grow some balls and get a real aquarium
joeybutts13 8 months ago
Perfect music.
Maarttttt 11 months ago
1:16 - 1:32 FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL
tashidagrt 11 months ago 4
That so called music has got to go.
ThePapabear1017 11 months ago
That so called music has got to go.
ThePapabear1017 11 months ago
Sorry guys but putting a rap song in the background of a nerdy bug video doesn't make you cool :P
QueenofAntarctica 11 months ago
*catches fish*
*Loses cred by swimming into fake plant for 15 seconds*
TheMazzer10 1 year ago 42
wish i gaint betta would of seen that becasue if he did that bug was a gonner
xyang9374 1 year ago
sick bitch
icareaboutwhales999 1 year ago
best fights of all are great diving beetle larvae versus dragon fly larvae.2 are kings of the pond and can kill just about everything else except each other.
bohsgerry 1 year ago
1:25 fishes: SWIM TO THE HILLLLLLLLLSSS
ShinjiTomi 1 year ago
thats a crazy bug! can it take out the fish in my vid\??
pardomtlca 1 year ago
i only came to youtube to listen a song....
afdba 1 year ago
0:01 - muted, then.. watched Darwinism in it's fullest of glory !
Nice vid dude, crappy, crappy song.
DelbyC 1 year ago
1:20 - 1:35
uhm.. Interracial buttsmex?
rieriebiy 1 year ago
@rieriebiy I think you mean interspecieal buttsex
RamTerritory 5 months ago
why put fucking music is this goddamn video I hate to mute the shitty sound!
Alhambrattp 1 year ago
:) Can i feed it to my 8 inch oscar fish? that would be fun to watch :D
MehTehHeh 1 year ago
@MehTehHeh Feed the maker of the video to a Bengal tiger. THAT would be fun to watch
Aerensiniac 1 year ago
@Aerensiniac HAHA lol yea
MehTehHeh 1 year ago
1:19 - 1:34
literally 15 seconds of head butting a leaf
yayapfool 1 year ago 10
1:20-1:32 .. fail.
ixIFxi 1 year ago
that is gross
Dreamydre15 1 year ago
murder ! call the insect police
IonutFlacara 1 year ago
eww looks like cockroach
bloogum25 1 year ago
Have you tried letting it have your finger? That can be quite an ecstatic feeling, I hear.
usenetposts 1 year ago
Some species of giant water bug grow up to 12cm long.
thesaxophoneboy 1 year ago
i know but in holland they have exactly the same creatures (dont mind my english) but than they are 2- 3 cm and they are called waterscorpions
Boraxrulez 2 years ago
does anyone know the indigenous region of this species?
ooJDMoo 2 years ago
@ooJDMoo i've seen these all over calgary, if you don't know where that is it's in southern alberta which is just north of montana. Hope that helps
daxman2121 2 years ago
odd... never knew people kept insects as pets.
KingCosmo7 2 years ago 2
Oh yeah man, look up kabutomushi, they are very popular pets in japan and they are harmless and really cool
ooJDMoo 2 years ago
o wait it isnt it is lethocerus americanus
but it still looks like a giant waterscorpion
Boraxrulez 2 years ago
isnt it just a waterscorpion
they arent so giant they're hardly 3cm
Boraxrulez 2 years ago
@Boraxrulez they can get MUCH bigger then 3cm, i've seen them at least 6cm myself
daxman2121 2 years ago
This one was approximately 6-7 cm when we caught it. and about 2.5 cm wide at the thickest.
Revlok 2 years ago
I'm no bug expert, but it reminds of a tick. Anyone else think that? The flat abdomen and feelers extended is kinda similar.
RichieManCan 2 years ago
My brother, and my friend koranfudge found this bug in a lawn. We kept him for awhile. Sadly, rick ross passed awayed December 2, 2007, we had it for 8 months.
Kaospiritus 2 years ago
Little late, but you forgot to mention some additional information... Rick Ross appears to have given birth to several more Toe Biters shortly before she (he?) passed away... None of the babies survived. Information on these water beetles is hard to come by, so I'm not exactly sure if they die shorty after giving birth or it was another factor that caused death... R.I.P. Rick Ross... you were the greatest pet Giant Water Beetle ever...
- I was one of her (his?) multiple caretakers.
Revlok 2 years ago
where you get that thing ??
TifferTiffer94 2 years ago
Lmfao. It looks like the bug is humping the fish..
Gallaysia 2 years ago
Umm last time I saw one of these critters, they could fly. I have no idea why it stayed there when they can fly (or attempt to fly off)
Caretika 2 years ago
lol?
supernoob86 2 years ago
you just sat there while it ate your fish!? boy if i knew where you lived i would kill youz.
TheBlizzardx1 2 years ago
You would kill someone over the circle of life? Snakes eat rats...
Cats eat birds...
How is this any different?
UnlawfulBeloved 2 years ago
This is nature...
MrJessieful 2 years ago
fish-love im a turtle and giant water bug lover
Redwol12 2 years ago
We didn't just sit there... we caught it on video! :D
Revlok 2 years ago
hmm ornate frogs eat rats bigger than thim i think a little beetle looking bug doesnt stand a chance
jinspire87 2 years ago
Ur hella sad cuz u lost ur fishes :'(
jdrhmagician 2 years ago
Sorry to say, but they were "rescued" with this purpose in mind. Later, we began to feed Rick (the beetle) thawed (after being frozen) already dead fish from a local store. Fish ranged from goldfish to dragonfish to mollies to comets (large goldfish).
Revlok 2 years ago
The bug - Water Scorpion
bathrezz 2 years ago
5/5 for this video! Except the music is absolutely rock bottom awful... -4 points for the shit music.
JoeCapricorn 2 years ago 2
everyday im hustling
conman2317 2 years ago
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My water bug could get that on the first try. Look at my vid
theblkcat 2 years ago
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my turtle could own that bug
SuperEpicWin 3 years ago
id bet not
Raptiosaur 2 years ago
what song is that???
cambikes 3 years ago
water bugs fail against pac-man frogs =P
herodisgod18 3 years ago
not at all, theyd eat them
Raptiosaur 2 years ago
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lo unico bueno a qui fue el final noooob
Irene65 3 years ago
.....................................ok wierd
iLikePieShowZ 3 years ago
Rick Ross + water bugs = weird combination
anyway, nice video
bernabemido 3 years ago
To be fair, it was named Rick / Ricky / Richard
Revlok 2 years ago
he's got a tree stand
RazorWar360 3 years ago
LOL BEST SONG FOR THIS HAHAHA
supermelon45 3 years ago
wish i had one of those water bugs
masterchris5365 3 years ago 2
Awesome lol
eIchristo 3 years ago
looks like its humping the fish lol
lilhalfback 3 years ago
nah after it caught it was humping the tree lol
zezamaniac 2 years ago
poor fish
xavierx93 3 years ago
wtf its hiting th god dam buchy thing
ibiza9204 3 years ago
well anyone in NYC knows water bugs well and they're Disgusting.
TRANZ84Canon 3 years ago
mice video, but music is ugly
Arli99 3 years ago 39
@Arli99 crappers ruined another good song...
Hallowpape 4 months ago
sweet
STILEZZZZ 3 years ago
aww poor fish lol
HotRockzz 3 years ago
whoa eew
hersheyx0x0 3 years ago
wtf- i live in australia and think thats awesome. where the heck do you find those things??
aj1234321 3 years ago
in the water!
spikedude2091 3 years ago 2
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no shit u fuckin half wit. where the fuck do you find the water u stupid jew. dont answer that u dumb fucking polish freak. fucked ur mum laqst night
aj1234321 3 years ago
lol its funny how aggressive and angry you got over such a simple answer
Scousegod81 3 years ago 8
They are the largest insects in the order Hemiptera, and occur worldwide, with most of the species in North America, South America and East Asia. They are typically encountered in freshwater streams and ponds i never saw one
Vivalabam1994 3 years ago
come down to philly there is thousands
2be2Xtreme 3 years ago
aww that freakin' sad..
y'd u do that??
i hate water bugs, they're freakin' huge!!
thats a retared bug hahaha
breakboi123 3 years ago
haha it just sufficates it
funnybros1 3 years ago
awesome video!!
what is the push it to the limit song called, and whos it by??
sparrowkid 3 years ago
Push it Rick Ross
honeychica04 3 years ago
push it to the limit by rick ross
tevinm14 3 years ago
That was .. intense ? LMFAO ! :)
Aphrodisiacx 3 years ago
he seemed pretty happy after he caught it.
InBloom10 3 years ago
where can i buy them?
Fshlver 3 years ago
Where do you live? Can just go out with a black light at night, and theres a good chance one will come to it, I just caught one last night.. was scaring the hell out of my friends with it. They have a very painful bite tho so handle with care!
cmj2k6 3 years ago
i live in SD,CA Escondido
Fshlver 3 years ago
who gives a care
funnybros1 3 years ago
Why have you got a fish killing bug in a fish tank?
masterUtube 3 years ago 28
Information on these particular bugs is rare. We basically improvised his housing based on the fact that they are ambush hunters that seem to do best attacking fish that come by them rather than chasing them. So, a plastic plant and some food (the goldfish) were put in a 10 gallon fish tank for him to survive.
Revlok 2 years ago
@masterUtube He's got feeder fish in a fish killling bug tank
RageAgainstNWO 1 year ago
@masterUtube I had one, then it ate all my fish and escaped. so I flushed it down the toilet.
nickbownz 1 year ago
awsome
monkeykid101 4 years ago
Ok! Class is in session: Toe Biter (or giant waterbug) 101. Just came over to the U.S. about 18 years ago from S.America. Very Good Flyers and Swimmers that hunt small fish. DO NOT! I REPEAT! DO NOT get bit by this thing. If they bite you, its not the bite itself, but the saliva injected from the bite that causes RIDICULOUS IMMENSE PAIN! Class is now over...
Nysasq 4 years ago 3
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stop posting this
WierdIndianNoise 4 years ago
NO! LOL!
Nysasq 4 years ago
it makes you look like a fag, anyway cool waterbug.
WierdIndianNoise 4 years ago
Anytime someone mentions something in a gay reference is probably because they're looking! yes! cool waterbug!
Nysasq 4 years ago
that was tight.
hippocampuszosterae 4 years ago
sweet
keymel44mag 4 years ago
lol nice waterbug the fish got pwned
0bbyr4ng3r5 4 years ago 2
Can you tell me why you have a water bug as a pet?
TennisChamp59 4 years ago
Because he was found and was awesome. Same reason people have snakes, giant centipedes, etc as pets...
Revlok 2 years ago
PWNED!
MyuNekoi 4 years ago 2
whats with all these gay music on the video's?
criscjk 4 years ago 8
i dont like this song, but dont hate on rap
rick ross is awsome
so is the waterbug
Taigacan 4 years ago
yeahh
B0R4M 4 years ago
haha you better watch out youll have PETA on your ass haha
dpaul34 4 years ago 3
oh god fish safety day is acomin and ima runin
like hell that is casue if they come within 2miles of me its predator aaallll over again.
except i wont be invisible and arnold shwaursneigher (hard to spell) wont kill me
tf2matt 3 years ago
Jeez... I just caught one of the mofo's walking around a Target parking lot. I brought it home, took pix and found out what I had! Nasty, mean and smart. I live in the midwest too. Never thought we had anything like this.
muskypuckers 4 years ago
brutal killers, the giant african cousin of this one would be the only insect-arachoid that could beat the giant centipede
sayvar44 4 years ago
no, i pimp your mom and sister,grandmom,i supermaned them hoes OOOHHHHHH
ipimphard 4 years ago
these are like the giant version of the little bugs that get in pools in australia
guyithiedeflprechaun 4 years ago
lol it kinda looks like a giant head louse
natz1804 4 years ago
Giant heads have lice?
parduspilot 4 years ago
Yeah, it has a very, very, very painful bite. It injects venom to liquify its prey so it can drink them up. Due to its sheer size it injects a lot, so it's probably a lot more painful than a smaller wasp or bee sting.
borbo23 4 years ago
I've been bitten by one much smaller than the one in this vid, and it STILL hurt like hell. "You won't know we have a giant waterbug problem until it swims up behind you and bites you in the ass!" Couldn't resist the Jaws reference here, lol.
critterfreek82 4 years ago
badass
the bite is painful is it also poisonous?
viper909909 4 years ago
lol i couldn't tell ya, it does inject the digestive fluid then suck out the innards, so maybe
Koranfudge 4 years ago
lolz ima get one for my birthday
viper909909 4 years ago
Nice!
Koranfudge 4 years ago
They inject venom and digestive fluids through their straw like mouthparts, and then suck it all up again. True bugs, related to assassin bugs and the like.
Cool video, but good lord is that awful music.
Mistraker 4 years ago 2
That's f cking sweet. I found a dead one of those and I thought it was a cockroach
Ps1locyb1n 4 years ago
Thanx for the comment!, basically the coolest pet ever lol, but becareful if u find one, supposed to be one of teh most painful bug bites!
Koranfudge 4 years ago