Have you ever heard of a bug so big and fierce it can hunt fish, frogs, and even baby turtles? Meet the giant water bug, a ...

A student discovered two great silver water beetles - one of largest domestic species of the insects ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on ... found two of the great silver water beetles (hydrophilus piceus) while surveying animal and plant life in ponds ...

The great silver water beetle (Hydrophilus piceus) is the heaviest beetle in the UK and can grow up to five centimetres long. Student Wren Franklin found two of the beetles whilst surveying animal and ...

The UK’s heaviest beetle, the great silver water beetle is regarded as a gentle giant, rather than an aggressive predator, and mostly scavenges plant material for food. “It was a really ...

One of Britain’s largest species of beetle has been found in Dorset for the first time in more than 200 years. A Bournemouth University student discovered two great silver water beetles while ...