“The spirit vanished from his eyes as if snuffed ... He was shrinking before my eyes like a deflating football.” — From “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek” by Annie Dillard When still, it hangs upside down like ...

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 ...

Giant water bugs are voracious predators that take down everything from ducklings to venomous snakes, according to a new study that brings together decades of research on the aquatic insects. They’re ...

Once one learns that mammoth insects sometimes called “toe biters” lurk in ponds, a person might be less inclined to wade bare-footed. Formally known as the giant water bug, Lethocerus americanus, ...

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 ...

It might be a good idea to watch your step on your next SoCal hike. Giant water bugs that are capable of biting human toes have been found in streams in the Santa Monica Mountains. The aggressive ...

The National Park Service has warned members of the public to watch out for a giant water bug that bites humans. On its Facebook page, the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area shared a ...

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Giant water bugs pack one of the most painful bites of any insect, but they're great dads. Giant water bugs — aka "toe-biters" — pack one of the most painful bites of any insect. But they make the ...