Giant water bugs are freshwater insects that belong to the family Belostomatidae. Over 60 species of water bugs exist worldwide, and 20 of these species live in North America. What do water bugs look ...

But, again, cockroaches are commonly referred to as water bugs, says Dan Suiter, professor of urban entomology at the ...

This summer, as you cool your bare feet in a stream somewhere in California — or almost anywhere in the world, really — you might feel a painful nip. The menacing culprit: a giant water bug. Lurking ...

The next time you hop into a lake and feel a painful pinch on your toe, it could be a giant water bug. These bugs, also known as Lethocerus americanus, belong to the Belostomatidae family. They are ...

I was sitting poolside with my children one summer day when another parent hustled her son out of the water because of a swimming cockroach. The “cockroach” turned out to be a giant water bug (family ...

Giant water bugs, once commonly found in rice fields and ponds throughout the country, are now rated as a second-class endangered species. Efforts to restore their population have been under way for ...

Giant water bugs are big and horrifyingly nicknamed toe-biters for the painful way they attack human feet that trample in their lakes and ponds. But it turns out they make really great parents. Or at ...

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On the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, beachgoers were in for a shock when a giant water bug started to appear along the shore, researchers said. Secret Travel Guide via Unsplash It’s the first day of ...