Originally published at: Happy Father's Day, especially to the greatest dad of all, the male giant waterbug! | Boing Boing
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Seahorse dads do much the same!
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Please don’t be afraid to mention the latin/scientific name in your article.
I’m surprised the original article failed in this respect too.
Would have added value to your blog post.
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First on the list in the article over at Smithsonian Mag!
First on my list when I think of cool animal dads.
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Family Belostomatidae for the record.
They mention sea horses in the article. It calls it a reversed gender role, but in truth when just one parent fish looks after the eggs or young, it’s usually the father. In insects on the other hand it’s nearly always the mother, with giant water bugs as one of very few exceptions.
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I encountered one on the sidewalk a few years ago; they are HUGE. I swear, it turned and looked up at me, and the vibe I got was
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On a sidewalk? Yikes.
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Yep, just out for a stroll in the neighbourhood, about 2 miles from the nearest body of water.
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