Disturbance was precipitated in Ikaria by the looks of the uncommon insect
Residents' stories of the looks of the Lithokeros, a toxic insect, on the seaside of Argyros within the Lefkada area precipitated disturbance to locals and vacationers in Ikaria.
What’s Lithokeros?
The Lithocerus or Lethocerus Patruelis Belostomatidae as is its official identify, the biggest aquatic insect in Europe. It’s normally present in heat and tropical climates (not often in Greece, till the final 2-3 years), whereas its size may even attain 12 centimeters. Not like different bugs of the Belostomatidae household, the feminine lays her eggs on the seaside, close to the ocean and normally in human buildings, with the male guarding them from different predators and dousing them with sea water from time to time.
Is it a harmful insect?
The stone horn feeds on small crustaceans, small fish and amphibians, and its venomous chunk in people may cause sharp ache that lasts for a number of hours, however doesn’t trigger dying except the sufferer is allergic to its venom, in accordance with the ikariaki.gr. Supply: Ethnos
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