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Ferocious Water Bug!

    That's really the name of it - the latin name is Abedus Herbeti.  One of these critters showed up in my laundry bucket that I'd left outdoors - they can fly as well as swim - and it did indeed try to bite when I scooped it up in a cup of water.  But we got it safely into a fish tank for the kids to watch, they are pretty impressive little beasts.  They are fairly common throughout Arizona, and apparenly fly to find new sites during monsoon season.
 
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