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 ...

One of our strangest insects begins life in largish, powdery-white masses of eggs pasted to structures overhanging streams. They might adorn rocks, logs or even bridges. This spring, I saw dozens ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In recent days, people in the Birmingham area have spotted a scary-looking bug they might not be familiar with. Spotted in east ...

An annual sign of the arrival of summer, it happens slowly, and seemingly overnight. Along the course of the river, curious little white blotches appear on box elder and sycamore leaves, on the ...

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 ...

In recent days, people in the Birmingham area have spotted a scary-looking bug they might not be familiar with. Spotted in east Birmingham, at least in Roebuck and Crestwood South, they have big, ...