The giant water bug is a predatory insect that hunts aquatic creatures. This bug has sharp mouthparts that deliver a painful bite to prey and humans. Many people call the giant water bug a “toe biter” ...

When tongchart nusu, a food distributor in Phitsanulok, Thailand, yanks open the heavy steel door of his cold-storage locker, you get the expected burst of snowy frost-along with a moist, overpowering ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Seeing any insect scuttle around your home is cause for concern, but when it’s a bug that bites, all bets ...

Spotting a cockroach-like bug in your home is seldom a welcome sight, and seeing something sizable that scuttles across your floor is especially freaky. While the bug may look like a cockroach, it ...

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, ...

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 that can deliver painful bites are invading the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, a study has found. The bugs, also called "toe biters," belong to the Lethocerus genus, which includes ...

Seeing any insect scuttle around your home is cause for concern, but when it’s a bug that bites, all bets are off. Of course, a slew of different bugs can cruise around your place, making it tough to ...