Today's Bug of the Week is one nasty customer. Shawn Wells recently snapped a pic of an American oil beetle, also known as a ...

Alias: Blister beetle or black blister beetle. This genus is usually identified by its long, black body and very pronounced “shoulders” that protrude from the abdomen. Adults seek out rangeland that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you spot a distinctive black and red bug among the plants and flowers when you're exploring the outdoors, don't touch it.

TEMPE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5)-- Mosquitos get a lot of attention this time of year, and so do bees. But what about the blister beetle? Ethan Wright is a bioscience major at Arizona State University’s School ...

PHOENIX — Have you seen these pesky black and orange beetles on Valley hiking trails lately? They're known as "master blister beetles" because their blood contains a chemical that can be extremely ...