Nigel Cattlin / Giant water bugs (Lethocerus indicus) in plastic bag, at market. Bangkok, Thailand.

Piotr Naskrecki / Giant Water Bug (Diplonychus sp) male carrying eggs on back where they have been glued by a female, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Giant Water Bug (Lethocerus niloticus) feeding on fish prey, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Giant water bug (Belostomatidae) Tapirai, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Atlantic rainforest, January. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Juergen Freund / Giant water (Lethocerus insulanus) bug on white background. Queensland, Australia.

John Abbott / Giant Water Bug (Lethocerus americanus) Lake View, Lake County, Oregon, USA, June.

John Abbott / Giant Water Bug (Abedus sp.) Devils River at Dolan Falls, Val Verde County, Texas, USA.

John Cancalosi / Male Giant water bug (Belostomatidae family) carrying eggs on back, captive

Tony Heald / Abdim's stork (Ciconia abdimii) with a Giant water bug in its beak, Etosha National Park, Namibia, January

Tony Heald / Abdim's stork (Ciconia abdimii) with a Giant water bug in its beak, Etosha National Park, Namibia, January

Tony Heald / Abdim's stork (Ciconia abdimii) with a Giant water bug in its beak, Etosha National Park, Namibia, January

Nature Production / Giant water bug {Diplonychus japonicus} larvae hatching from eggs carried on male's back, Japan