Tweeters is such a great resource for all sorts of natural science
information.

Mike Patterson, take a bow, IDd my mystery bug. It's not really a
cockroach. It's a waterbug, scientific name

Lethocerus americanus_and hitched a ride up here from Texas. The literature says it's not a pest, but can bite. I hope it died before it could bite the girl who took it home with her. I gave her a plastic bag to carry it home in.

Lydia Bishop
Everett, WA