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The giant water bugs have originally come from Cyprus.
“The bugs, also called "toe
biters," belong to the Lethocerus genus, which includes
bird-eating species that can grow to around centimetres or 4.7 inches long.”
They can bite unsuspecting humans between the toes and thus they are called toe biters. They cannot harm humans in other ways.
The bugs probably got their venom after the fall of man, as recorded in Genesis 3.
Source:
Patrick
Pester, 2024.