When we think about creatures skimming across water, images of birds landing or frogs leaping come to mind. But some of ...

The diversity of water strider species apparently developed as early as the Cretaceous period, much earlier than previously ...

Moreno’s beautiful haiku captures the allure of these graceful insects. Water striders are the epitome of aquatic insect art. One needn’t venture far to find water striders. They are found throughout ...

Water bugs are not something you want to see making their home in your home and you’ll want a speedy way to get rid of them even if it’s just a solo specimen you’ve spotted scurrying away – and that’s ...

Claim to fame: Ferocious water bugs may not be the best-known insects in the Ozarks, but to people who’ve been bitten by these creatures, they’re probably the most memorable. Some entomologists feel ...

Media coverage can often be the push that helps research make a splash. Well, this week’s Newscripts is a little late to that particular party. Andrew Dickerson’s research into what happens to water ...

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, ...

Water striders' ability to walk and jump on the surfaces of ponds and lakes has long amazed curious observers -- and inspired robot designers who want to mimic the bugs' talent. Now, scientists have ...

Researchers have found that tropical forest ecosystems are more reliant on aquatic insects than temperate forest ecosystems, making them more vulnerable to disruptions to the links between land and ...

PEQUEA, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania creeks are popular for wading, inner tubing, kayaking, and fishing. But while you’re floating along with the current, have you ever thought about what might be living ...

Likening it to providing more runways at busy airports, researchers at North Carolina State University found in a new study that adding protruding rocks to restored streams can help attract female ...