If, as a child, I knew what I know now about water bugs, I would have treated them with more respect. These large insects populated a nearby creek my friends and I frequented. While we never tried to ...

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Q: I found a big, 2-inch bug on my living room floor after my dogs were romping in the river. - Susan, Cottekill A: Susan brought in the bug. It is an Eastern Toe-biter (Benacus griseus). The ...

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, ...