00:00America's giant insects, hidden in ponds, forests, deserts, and lights.
00:05A giant water bug clings to pond weeds with hooked front legs.
00:10America's largest insects hide in ponds, forests, fields, deserts, porch lights, and summer trees.
00:16Giant water bugs swim through quiet ponds and marshes, grabbing tadpoles and small fish with powerful front legs.
00:24Eastern Hercules beetles crawl across hardwood forests, where males carry long horns that make them look armored.
00:32Cecropia moths rest on tree bark with huge, patterned wings, making them North America's largest native moth.
00:39Luna moths float around porch lights with green wings and long tails glowing in the dark.
00:45Tarantula hawk wasps fly across southwestern deserts, dragging paralyzed tarantulas toward underground nests.
00:52Dobson flies cling to streamside rocks, while males carry huge, curved jaws that look more dangerous than they are.
01:00Praying mantises wait on garden stems, holding folded front legs until flies or moths land too close.
01:07Walking sticks stretch along branches, blending with twigs, while birds scan leaves for movement.
01:14Jerusalem crickets crawl through western soil at night, showing round heads and thick-striped bodies.
01:20Cicadas climb tree trunks in summer, leaving split shells behind as loud adults buzz from branches.
01:26Grasshoppers leap through dry fields, flashing long legs as they scatter ahead of footsteps.
01:32Ponds, bark, porch lights, desert sand, and garden stems reveal giant insects hiding in plain sight.
01:39A cicada shell clings to a tree trunk while buzzing fills the hot afternoon air.
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