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 ...
The giant water bug measures more than 3 inches from top to bottom and an inch-and-a-half across, making it one of the largest insects in all of North America and one of the largest aquatic insects in ...