BY DYLAN SKRILOFF
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This monster mystery bug with scorpion-style fangs was spotted behind the Rockland County Times office in Nanuet on Wednesday. A photo of the bug was shared to RCT’s Facebook page with the query “What kind of bug?”ย
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The most popular answer was stink bug, with one reader suggesting the photo was actually a “stink bug eating a cricket.”ย The correct ID of the insect appears to be Lethocerus americanus, a giant waterbug found across North America.ย
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Lethocerus americanus has several colorful nicknames, including alligator flea, flying scorpion roach, electric light bug and toe-biter.ย The fangs attached to the critter are not harmless,ย entomologists warns. The pincersย bring a very painful sting, but the good news is they are not poisonous.ย
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