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 ...

“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 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 ...

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 ...

Raising kids is no easy task, and it’s even tougher when you’re on your own. From carrying the young to caring for them, these animal dads get kudos for working hard to bring their mini-me’s safely ...

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, ...

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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 ...

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 ...