…They are widely distributed in warm areas south of Okinawa. The English name giant water bug is a general name for insects in the family Water Bug, including giant water bugs. [Shoichi Miyamoto] … From 【Tagame (Takame)】...This aquatic stink bug lives in ponds and swamps, but has thrived in the favorable environment of rice paddies, and is probably named after the fact that it is common in all rice paddies. This species is the largest aquatic stink bug, so it is called the giant water bug in America (it does not exist in Europe). It can kill frogs and fish with one blow, and also preys on other aquatic insects. *Some of the terminology that mentions "giant water bug" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…沖縄以南の暖地に広く分布する。なお,英名のgiant water bugはタガメを含めてコオイムシ科昆虫に対する総称名である。【宮本 正一】。… 【タガメ(田亀)】より…池や沼にすむが,水田という恵まれた環境の中で繁栄してきた水生カメムシで,どこの水田にもふつうであったことからこの名がついたのであろう。この類は最大の水生カメムシであるため,アメリカではgiant water bugと呼んでいる(ヨーロッパにはいない)。カエルや魚も一撃で倒し,他の水生昆虫も捕食する。… ※「giant water bug」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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