bugs

Megacopta cribraria, also called the bean plataspid, kudzu bug, kudzu beetle, globular stink bug and lablab bug, is a shield bug native to India and…

A listener finds a Wheel Bug "recycling" a Water Strider.

Wheel Bug eggs are barrel shaped and clustered in masses.

A listener reports finding two green cockroaches. What...?!

The Dobsonfly, the males in particular, can look pretty intimating at up to five inches from pincers to wing tips.

A listener reports the landing of an unidentified insect--on his arm!

No, it's not "a roach with grabbers." It's a giant water bug, and it's the largest true bug in South Carolina.

There are a number of insects in South Carolina that hibernate over Winter. And, brief periods of warm weather can "activate" them.

The purpose of the "wheel" or "cog" on a Wheel Bug's back is unknown.