Dobsonflies are a species of insect that lives in and around bodies of moving water like rivers and streams. They’re large, with a wingspan of around 5 inches. Dobsonflies spend most of their life as ...

I grew up in a small town located on the banks of the Mississippi River. Being so close to water, aquatic insects were commonplace. At times, they were actually a nuisance. I remember the year they ...

Claim to fame: The eastern dobsonfly is a very obvious insect that has a not-so-obvious connection with one of the Ozarks’ favorite pastimes — fishing. Sightings of this creature, one of the larger ...

The world’s largest flying aquatic insect, with huge, nightmarish pincers, has been discovered in China’s Sichuan province, experts say. According to the Insect Museum of West China, local villagers ...

Old black-and-white monster movies often featured giant spiders or ants rampaging through the countryside. Think of this story as a reality version of “Creature from the Black Lagoon.” Attack of the ...

The lifespan of a dobsonfly is three to five years, but the vast majority of its life is spent underwater — as a hellgrammite. Anglers know the hellgrammite as a centipede-looking critter found under ...

Summertime means insects with pincers might be roaming around town. On Wednesday a Twitter user posted a close-up shot of a critter with beady eyes, spotted wings and — you guessed it — pincers. "Did ...

In the dark, it’s understandable that residents might be frightened by dobsonflies — the flying insects can grow up to 5 inches long and have sickle-shaped mandibles. Though the females’ jaws are ...

China just broke the world record for the largest aquatic insect. The insects may not look like the ones flying around here, but we do have our own equivalent that you can find around creeks and ...

The internet can be a treasure trove of knowledge, especially if you need help identifying a horrific specimen found in your home. Reddit user Datbeckyy found this out when they enlisted the help of ...

The world’s largest flying aquatic insect, with huge, nightmarish pincers, has been discovered in China’s Sichuan province, experts say. According to the Insect Museum of West China, local villagers ...