#heteropterous_insect__heteropterousinsect true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tips
supertype: #insect small air-breathing arthropod
member of: #suborder_Heteroptera
subtype: #water_bug__waterbug a true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water
subtype: #giant_water_bug large water bug with piercing and sucking mouthparts; feeds on young fishes
subtype: #water_scorpion__waterscorpion long-legged aquatic insect having the front legs fitted for seizing and holding prey and the abdomen extended by a long breathing tube
subtype: #water_boatman__waterboatman__boat_bug carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs
subtype: #water_strider__waterstrider__pond-skater__water_skater__waterskater long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water
subtype: #common_pond-skater__Gerris_lacustris a variety of water strider
subtype: #assassin_bug__reduviid a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals
subtype: #conenose_bug__conenose__cone-nosed_bug__big_bedbug__bigbedbug__kissing_bug__kissingbug large bloodsucking bug
subtype: #wheel_bug__wheelbug__Arilus_cristatus large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects
subtype: #firebug a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain
subtype: #cotton_stainer a true bug: bug that damages and stains the lint of developing cotton
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