Giant water bug - Giant water bug

Japanese: オオコオイムシ - おおこおいむし
Giant water bug - Giant water bug

...They hatch in about a month, after which the eggshells fall off in a single unit and the males become free. The D. major is a large species with a body length of about 25 mm, known from the Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka areas, and also found on Jeju Island and mainland Korea. The D. rusticus is smaller than the D. major, has only one tarsus segment on its front legs, and has no membranous part on its hemitrichus (forewings), so it can be distinguished from the above.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the giant water bug is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1月ほどで孵化するが,その後卵殻はひとつづきになって脱落し,雄は自由になる。オオコオイムシD.majorは体長25mm前後の大型種で,東京周辺や京都,大阪付近から知られ,また済州島や韓国本土にも分布する。タイワンコオイムシD.rusticusはコオイムシより小型で,前脚の跗節(ふせつ)が1個しかなく,また半翅鞘(前翅)に膜質部がないので前記のものと区別できる。…

※「オオコオイムシ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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