These aquatic insects, often called “toe-biters,” are among the largest and deadliest insects in the world, with some species growing up to 12 centimeters long. These bugs are apex predators ...

Ontario’s beaches and aquatic environments can hide some pesky spiders and biting bugs — including one of Canada’s biggest ...

A 3 cm giant water bug (Belostomatid, probably genus Lethocerus) stabbed its mouthpart into a 10 cm garter snake (genus Thamnophis) I apparently startled into jumping incautiously into a rock pool, ...

It is this gruesome strike that has earned giant water bugs terrifying nicknames like toe biter and fish killer. Oh yeah, and just in case this wasn't all upsetting enough, they can also fly. Like ...