Nicknamed "aphid wolves," lacewings are beneficial insects with a voracious appetite for common pests. These generalist predators consume various prey in their larval and adult stages. Surprisingly, ...

A giant lacewing, not seen in eastern North America in more than 50 years, was discovered outside a Walmart in Arkansas, officials say. Penn State University For nearly 10 years, an insect discovered ...

A giant insect plucked from the façade of an Arkansas Walmart has set historic records. The Polystoechotes punctata (giant lacewing) is the first of its kind recorded in eastern North America in over ...

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Michael Skvarla stopped at the store to purchase some milk in 2012 when he saw the bug on the side of the building Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. A giant insect that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a routine trip to an Arkansas Walmart to pick up milk, a university scientist made a historically buggy discovery. Michael ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- An insect found on the side of a Fayetteville, Arkansas, big-box store has been identified as the species Polystoechotes punctata, which belongs to a family of insects that ...