News

A MOTHER has found a huge insect with a giant stinger after it suddenly fell from the sky into her back garden. Samantha Stoneley, 28, was enjoying a break from work outside her home in Hull on Sat… ...
A homeowner has described her fright after a giant insect fell from the sky into her back garden - "like a scene from a movie". Samantha Stoneley was having a tea break in her garden when the bug ...
Maybe you're wondering why so many huge mosquito-looking bugs are flitting around your yard and getting in your house right now. Crane flies, also known as mosquito hawks thanks to their ...
Why Houston is swamped with giant mosquito look-alikes right now Good news: These annoying insects are a sign that spring is on the way.
The world’s largest flying aquatic insect, with huge, nightmarish pincers, has been discovered in China’s Sichuan province, experts say.
Seeing an uptick in crane flies? It's just that time of year. Crane flies look like giant mosquitoes but don't bite and don't live very long, the Campbell County cooperative extension said. "We've ...
A newly discovered wasp species in the Amazon has an exceptionally large stinger that surprised even scientists. The new insect, which is found in the extremely diverse transitional zone between ...
Early spring is prime season for the crane fly, also known as the mosquito hawk, in Oklahoma. Here's what attracts them and whether they're dangerous.
A Chinese entomologist has found a a ‘horrendous’ looking giant mosquito with a wingspan of 11.15 centimetres in southwest China’s Sichuan province, the official media reported. The giant ...
Researchers from the University of Turku, Finland have discovered a new wasp species in the Amazon which has an exceptionally large stinger that surprised even the scientists. The new insect ...
Crane flies might look like mosquitoes on steroids, but they’re actually harmless. Are crane flies harmful? A crane fly, often mistaken for a giant mosquito, loiters in Ventura.