The largest European water insect Lethocerus patruelis, commonly known as giant water bug, can reach the impressive size of up to 8 cm in length. A recent study provides detailed information on ...

Investigation of predator-prey relationships that involve aquatic insects has received little attention, and aspects including feeding rates and prey selection of many predators are poorly understood.

What can a Thai water bug teach us about our muscles, especially the heart? A lot, says Professor of Biological Science Kenneth Taylor. New research by Taylor published today in Science Advances gives ...

In the creeks and ponds of the world -- including America -- lives an insect that can reach four inches long and bears a pair of giant pincers and a beak for injective digestive enzymes into its ...

Giant water bugs that can deliver painful bites are invading the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, a study has found. The bugs, also called "toe biters," belong to the Lethocerus genus, which includes ...

Lethocerus cordofanus Mayr is a giant water bug of the Hemipteran family Belostomatidae. It is an aquatic predator existing principally, though not exclusively, on fish. Its mode of feeding is to hold ...

The giant water bug Lethocerus patruelis is the largest European true bug and the largest European water insect. The adult bugs reach an impressive 8 cm in length, and the largest representatives of ...

An electron microscope has been used to capture the first three-dimensional image of a tiny filament, or strand, of an essential muscle that the palm-sized water bug Lethocerus indicus uses to fly.