What are these creepily huge insects that love both light poles and pools? Water bugs. Water bugs, members of the family Belostomatidae, are huge insects that regularly strike fear in the heart of ...

It’s why we call any eight-legged creepy crawly a “house spider,” and why, unfortunately, people debate a water bugs vs. roach. Although they’re super similar in appearance, the two pests ...

The menacing culprit: a giant water bug. Lurking just below the surface of that flowing creek or refreshing pond, these bugs resemble enormous aquatic ticks, with googly eyes and praying mantis arms.

Of course, a slew of different bugs can cruise around your place, making it tough to know which are harmless and which you should worry about. Case in point: water bugs. Do water bugs bite or are ...