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 ...

Abandon all hope, ye who enter the waters off Cyprus. A team of researchers report that the giant water bug L. patruelis has arrived in the country, sparking concerns that the creature has an ...

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 ...

Also referred to as Electric light bug, this giant water bug is described as a vicious hunter, praying on invertebrates, fish, turtles, and even birds. What is even scarier, as the largest European ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...