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Index of Subjects --001a11c2cf46a4b2cb04dd691d4f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Bizarre! I had no idea they'd go that deep. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 23 May 2013 17:21, <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca> wrote: > > The one caught in the Bras D'Or lobster trap was in a trap set in 30-40 > feet of water. It was alive and crawled over the fishernman's hand and > posed for pictures. Then he threw it overboard where it was promptly > consumed by a gull. The trap wasn't set near a river or brook run-off > area, but around an island in the St.George's Channel area. > Billy > > > Have heard of one case in estuarine waters - salinity was probably in > the > > 10-15 ppt area. > > > > Have retrieved one from a minnow trap atabout 2 1/m depth --- as well as > a > > water shrew in the same trap. > > > > Andrew > > > > ________________________________________ > > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on > > behalf of bdigout@seaside.ns.ca [bdigout@seaside.ns.ca] > > Sent: May-23-13 11:31 AM > > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Giant Water Bug bite - yowsers! > > > >>I'll inquire and get back to you. > > > > I've only heard of one other report from a lobster pot (or other salt > >> water > >> source). Any idea how shallow the water was? Was it alive? > >> > >> Randy > >> > >> _________________________________ > >> RF Lauff > >> Way in the boonies of > >> Antigonish County, NS. > >> > >> > >> On 22 May 2013 18:43, <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca> wrote: > >> > >>> >A friend of mine who fishes lobsters in the Bras D'Or had one come up > >>> in > >>> a trap a few days ago and asked for identification. Are they common in > >>> salt water as well? > >>> > >>> For a few years, I've been working on an aquatic insect project. Today > >>> my > >>> > student Mallory and I caught a number of Giant Water Bugs ( > >>> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethocerus_americanus) and larger > >>> Predaceous > >>> > Diving Beetles > >>> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predaceous_diving_beetle). > >>> > The > >>> > bugs are also known as "toe-biters". I've never heard of any toes > >>> getting > >>> > bit, they normally feed on tadpoles, salamanders and more. > >>> > > >>> > Mallory and I brought the live insects back to the lab and were > >>> working > >>> > with one of the bugs...they grab onto you with their raptorial claws, > >>> > which > >>> > is mildly annoying, but then I saw the proboscis start to move - it > >>> > pierced > >>> > me before I knew it, and the pain it caused was akin to a mild or > >>> moderate > >>> > bee sting. And it lasted for a good five minutes. Years ago, I picked > >>> a > >>> > backswimmer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backswimmer) out of a net > >>> and > >>> > received a sharp bite (again, more of a piercing)...the bug bite > >>> today > >>> was > >>> > very similar to that. The two insects are both true bugs, but I've > >>> really > >>> > no idea if the pain-causing agent is the same in both. > >>> > > >>> > Randy > >>> > _________________________________ > >>> > RF Lauff > >>> > Way in the boonies of > >>> > Antigonish County, NS. > >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > --001a11c2cf46a4b2cb04dd691d4f Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Bizarre! I had no idea they'd go that deep.<div><br></= div><div>Randy</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div= >_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>= Antigonish County, NS.</div> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 23 May 2013 17:21, <span dir=3D"ltr"= ><<a href=3D"mailto:bdigout@seaside.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">bdigout@sea= side.ns.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style= =3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> > The one caught in the Bras D'Or lobster trap was in a trap set in = 30-40<br> feet of water. It was alive and crawled over the fishernman's hand and<= br> posed for pictures. =A0Then he threw it overboard where it was promptly<br> consumed by a gull. The trap wasn't set near a river or brook run-off<b= r> area, but around an island in the St.George's Channel area.<br> <span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">Billy<br> </font></span><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br> > Have heard of one case =A0in estuarine waters - salinity was probably = in the<br> > 10-15 ppt area.<br> ><br> > Have retrieved one from a minnow trap atabout 2 1/m depth --- as well = as a<br> > water shrew in the same trap.<br> ><br> > Andrew<br> ><br> > ________________________________________<br> > From: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@= chebucto.ns.ca</a> [<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">nature= ns-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] on<br> > behalf of <a href=3D"mailto:bdigout@seaside.ns.ca">bdigout@seaside.ns.= ca</a> [bdigout@seaside.ns.ca]= <br> > Sent: May-23-13 11:31 AM<br> > To: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca= </a><br> > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Giant Water Bug bite - yowsers!<br> ><br> >>I'll inquire and get back to you.<br> ><br> > =A0I've only heard of one other report from a lobster pot (or othe= r salt<br> >> water<br> >> source). Any idea how shallow the water was? Was it alive?<br> >><br> >> Randy<br> >><br> >> _________________________________<br> >> RF Lauff<br> >> Way in the boonies of<br> >> Antigonish County, NS.<br> >><br> >><br> >> On 22 May 2013 18:43, <<a href=3D"mailto:bdigout@seaside.ns.ca"= >bdigout@seaside.ns.ca</a>> wrote:<br> >><br> >>> >A friend of mine who fishes lobsters in the Bras D'Or = had one come up<br> >>> in<br> >>> a trap a few days ago and asked for identification. =A0Are the= y common in<br> >>> salt water as well?<br> >>><br> >>> =A0For a few years, I've been working on an aquatic insect= project. Today<br> >>> my<br> >>> > student Mallory and I caught a number of Giant Water Bugs= (<br> >>> > <a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethocerus_americ= anus" target=3D"_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethocerus_americanus<= /a>) and larger<br> >>> Predaceous<br> >>> > Diving Beetles<br> >>> (<a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predaceous_diving_bee= tle" target=3D"_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predaceous_diving_beetl= e</a>).<br> >>> > The<br> >>> > bugs are also known as "toe-biters". I've n= ever heard of any toes<br> >>> getting<br> >>> > bit, they normally feed on tadpoles, salamanders and more= .<br> >>> ><br> >>> > Mallory and I brought the live insects back to the lab an= d were<br> >>> working<br> >>> > with one of the bugs...they grab onto you with their rapt= orial claws,<br> >>> > which<br> >>> > is mildly annoying, but then I saw the proboscis start to= move - it<br> >>> > pierced<br> >>> > me before I knew it, and the pain it caused was akin to a= mild or<br> >>> moderate<br> >>> > bee sting. And it lasted for a good five minutes. Years a= go, I picked<br> >>> a<br> >>> > backswimmer (<a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back= swimmer" target=3D"_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backswimmer</a>) ou= t of a net<br> >>> and<br> >>> > received a sharp bite (again, more of a piercing)...the b= ug bite<br> >>> today<br> >>> was<br> >>> > very similar to that. The two insects are both true bugs,= but I've<br> >>> really<br> >>> > no idea if the pain-causing agent is the same in both.<br= > >>> ><br> >>> > Randy<br> >>> > _________________________________<br> >>> > RF Lauff<br> >>> > Way in the boonies of<br> >>> > Antigonish County, NS.<br> >>> ><br> >>><br> >>><br> >>><br> >><br> ><br> <br> <br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br></div> --001a11c2cf46a4b2cb04dd691d4f--
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