The giant water bug is a large predatory insect, reaching 2-3 inches in length and boasting one of the largest sizes among insects in North America and Minnesota. These bugs have a dark brown color, with banded raptorial legs adapted for catching prey. On the other hand, cockroaches are kn...
What you mightnothave heard is that aside from a certain pond dwelling creature called theBelostomatidae(or Giant Water Bug) which rarely enters homes,water bugs and roachesare the same thing. Specifically, water bugs are one of two species of cockroaches:American roachesorOriental roaches. Note...
After a bit of searching, we identified your beetle as a Cabbage Palm Longhorn or Palmetto Longhorn, Osmopleura chamaeropis. According to BugGuide: “Larvae feed on Cabbage Palmettos (Sabal palmetto) in Florida” and its range is “Florida and Georgia and recently, one specimen from Texas.”...