"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Most of us aren’t experts at bug identification—especially because most common house insects look alike.

Spotting a cockroach-like bug in your home is seldom a welcome sight, and seeing something sizable that scuttles across your floor is especially freaky. While the bug may look like a cockroach, it ...

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 ...

Most of us aren’t experts at bug identification—especially because most common house insects look alike. It’s why we call any eight-legged creepy crawly a “house spider,” and why, unfortunately, ...

Giant water bugs are voracious predators that take down everything from ducklings to venomous snakes, according to a new study that brings together decades of research on the aquatic insects. They’re ...