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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2018 • NEBRASKAland 7 NEBRASKAland Visitor The December 2017 NEBRASKAland Visitor is a mammoth giant water bug (Lethocerus americanus) on page 33. They are found in muddy wetlands, streams and lakes. Unsuspecting swimmers sometimes are bitten on their toes, thus their "toe-pincher" nickname. They feed on small fish, frogs and sometimes snakes. Wayne Cross Madison, Nebraska I believe this month's visitor is on page 33 and is a giant water bug. We love your magazine. Your pictures are always beautiful! It shows off our wonderful state. I send a gift subscription to a friend in Utah, who is a retired game warden, and he is thrilled to read NEBRASKAland! Marlene Albin Guide Rock, Nebraska The visitor for the December 2017 NEBRASKAland is on page 33. True to size on page 33, it is a giant water bug. I also read that it is nicknamed the "Toe-biter!" Carol Shafer York, Nebraska Director Jim Douglas Deputy Director Tim McCoy Commissioners Chairman - Rex Fisher, Omaha Vice Chairman - Dick Bell, Omaha 2nd Vice Chairman - Robert Allen, Eustis Mark Spurgin, Paxton Rick Brandt, Roca Pat Berggren, Broken Bow Jim Ernst, Columbus Norris Marshall, Kearney Dan Kreitman, Wahoo COMMISSION OFFICES Headquarters/Southeast District Office 2200 N. 33rd Street Lincoln, NE 68503 Phone 402-471-0641 Northeast District Office 2201 N. 13th St. Norfolk, NE 68701 Phone 402-370-3374 Southwest District Office 301 E. State Farm Rd. North Platte, NE 69101 Phone 308-535-8025 Northwest District Office East Hwy. 2, Box 725 Alliance, NE 69301 Phone 308-763-2940 Bassett Office 524 Panzer St., Box 508 Bassett, NE 68714 Phone 402-684-2921 Kearney Office 1617 First Ave. Kearney, NE 68847 Phone 308-865-5310 Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium 21502 W. 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Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against in any program, activity, facility, or service, should contact the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Lincoln, NE 402-471-0641, the Equal Opportunity Commission, Lincoln, NE 402-471-2024, TTY/TDD 402-471-4693; United States Fish Wildlife Service, Civil Rights Coordinator, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203; Director, Equal Opportunity Program, U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Mail Code 0008, Washington, D.C. 20240-0001. Correction: In the November, 2017 issue, it was stated the state champion bur oak tree was in Peru County. ere is no county with that name, only a town. We regret the error. –Editor