Discovered Insect -eaters Giant Tortoise.

Who says the hard-shelled turtles survive the predators , because it turns out insects turtles actually exist . At least when I was a baby , turtles should be alert to the alien surroundings.

In a recently published journal " Science Entomology " , Dr . Shin - ya Ohba describes unusual behavior and role reversal when the giant water insects become predators and feed on the young turtles in the ditch in the area of ​​central Japan .
Kirkaldyia deyrolli , or giant water insects , of the family often spotted gnawing Lethocerinae small vertebrates such as frogs and fish , Ohba has been capturing images of insects that eat small turtles and snakes .

Ohba when performing sampling at night in the central Japan region , western Hyogo could record images of the giant aquatic insects prey on the turtles in a pond . These insects are known only attack moving prey . K. deyrolli is an insect native to Japan and is registered in the Japan Environment Agency as an endangered species .

They live mainly in rice fields throughout Japan and eat small frogs and fish . These insects can grow up to 15cm in length and reaches a venomous bite . The giant insects known to occasionally bite humans , causing a burning pain that lasts for several hours.  Thank you for reading this article. Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno.  sunarnobambang86@gmail.com
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