Giant water bugs feed on turtles

It is known that the giant water bugs belostomy, question, reach an average length of 15 cm. And as a food use all that is comparable to their size. Thus, in the normal diet of the representatives of the order Hemiptera include small fish, fry, snakes, newts, small insects. At the same time attacking the above bugs exclusively on moving prey.

By studying the giant water bugs in their natural habitat - the rice fields, the scientists found the insect eats the Chinese Pond Turtle. Note that the bug of this type, on average grow to 17 cm.

As for the people, the bites of this type of bugs, though not deadly, but quite painful.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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