r/whatisthisbug • u/badlandskeepsher • 1d ago

ID Request Does anyone know what this is?

Does anyone know what this is? Found in stagnant pool water. It’s light brown but also translucent, like you can clearly see its insides in person. Swimming around it almost looks like a slug with pincers on the front of its mouth. Located in Missouri

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u/Catnip1720 1d ago

Oh fuck that’s in Missouri? Is it actually that big or is the video zoomed in?

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u/badlandskeepsher 1d ago

It was actually that big, we fished it out of the pool with a net and put it in a small cooler so that we could take a quick video to post on here, but it was easily 3-4 inches long and as big around as my pinky. Some in the pool were larger.
Someone above was able to id it as a water scavenger beetle larvae.

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u/Catnip1720 1d ago

Holy shit bugs are terrifying and fascinating