Do you know about the largest bugs in the world? There's so many huge insects that we can found all over the world such as the Titan Beetle that found in French Guana and Brazil, Elephant beetles in Mexico, A Giant long legged katidyds in Malaysia (You know there's also a unique pink katydids exist in the world). then a Goliath beetle in Ghana and many more. Some of them are actually huge in size. I hope that they are all harmless because some of them look like that could do some serious damage if the decided to attack such as this tegenaria agrestis spider.
You can also find many more huge animal such as this biggest shark, largest frog goliath frog, Piranha and many more from our previous post.
Want to know more about the World's Largest Bugs? Here's more picture of them and some info about them that we cited from the Wikipedia.
1. Titan Beetle
The Titan beetle is the longest known beetle in the Amazon rainforest and one of the longest insect species in the world, Adult Titan Beetle can grow up to 6.5 inches (16.7 cm) in length. It is from the family Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles). The titan beetle is the only member of its own genus. Found in French Guiana and Brazil.
2. Elephant Beetles
Elephant beetles are black in color and covered with a coat of fine microscopic hairs. The hairs grow particularly thick on the beetle's elytra. The hairs give the beetle's body a yellowish color, Elephant Beetles range between 70-120 mm; males are sometimes even bigger. Males are around 2 to 3 times bigger than the females. Found in Mexico through Venezuela.
3. Giant Long-Legged Katydids
Giant Long-Legged Katydids They are also known as long-horned grasshoppers, although they are more closely related to crickets than to grasshoppers. Many tettigoniids exhibit mimicry and camouflage, commonly with shapes and colors similar to leaves. This Giant Long Legged Katydids found in Malaysia.
4. Goliath Beetle
Goliath Beetle are among the largest insects on Earth, if measured in terms of size, bulk and weight. They are members of subfamily Cetoniinae, within the family Scarabaeidae. Goliath beetles can be found in many of Africa's tropical forests, where they feed primarily on tree sap and fruit. Goliath beetles measure from 60–110 millimetres (2.4–4.3 in) for males and 50–80 millimetres (2.0–3.1 in) for females, as adults, and can reach weights of up to 80–100 grams (2.8–3.5 oz) in the larval stage
5. Giant Burrowing Cockroach
Giant Burrowing Cockroach was known as the largest cockroach species, it was found in Australia. They are the world's heaviest species of cockroach (although Blaberus giganteus is the longest) and can weigh up to 35 g (1.2 oz) and measure up to 80 mm (3.1 in) in length. They can live for up to 10 years.
6. Giant Camel Spiders
Giant Camel Spiders can be found in he deserts of the Middle East, there's no further information that we got on this large bugs species
7. Giant Walking Stick
This bugs can be found everywhere in the world. Giant Walking Stick. There's no further information about this species for their length and weight.
8. Giant Weta
Giant wetas are species of weta in the genus Deinacrida of the family Anostostomatidae. Giant wetas are endemic to New Zealand, and are examples of island gigantism. There are 11 species of giant weta, most of which are larger than other weta, despite the latter already being large by insect standards. Large species can be up to 10 cm (4 in) not inclusive of legs and antennae with body mass usually no more than 35g. One captive female reached a mass of about 70 g (2.5 oz), making it one of the heaviest documented insects in the world.
9. Atlas Moth
Atlas moths are considered the largest moths in the world in terms of total wing surface area [upwards of c. 400 cm2 (62 sq in)]. Their wingspans are also amongst the largest, from 25–30 cm (10–12 in). Females are appreciably larger and heavier. found in the tropical and subtropical forests of Southeast Asia, and common across the Malay archipelago
10. Tarantula Hawk
A tarantula hawk is a spider wasp which hunts tarantulas as food for its larvae. Up to two inches (50 mm) long with a blue-black body and bright rust-colored wings, tarantula hawks are among the largest of wasps. The coloring on their wings warns potential predators that they are dangerous (Aposematism). Their long legs have hooked claws for grappling with their victims. The stinger of a female tarantula hawk can be up to 1/3 inch (7 mm) long, and delivers a sting which is rated among the most painful in the insect world.
11. Giant Water Bug
They are the largest insects in the order Hemiptera, and occur worldwide, with most of the species in North America, South America and East Asia. They are typically encountered in freshwater streams and ponds. Most species are relatively large (2 cm or more) with some of the largest, such as Lethocerus, exceeding 12 cm, and nearly reaching the dimensions (length and mass) of some of the larger beetles in the world. Giant water bugs are a popular food in Thailand.
12. Queen Alexandra's Birdwing
Queen Alexandra's Birdwing (Ornithoptera alexandrae) is the largest butterfly in the world. Female Queen Alexandra's Birdwings are larger than males with markedly rounder, broader wings. The female can reach a wingspan of 31 cm (>12 inches), a body length of 8 cm (3.2 inches) and a body mass of up to 12 grams (0.42 oz), all enormous measurements for a butterfly. The female has brown wings with white markings and a cream-coloured body with a small section of red fur on its thorax. Males are smaller than females with brown wings that have iridescent blue and green markings and a bright yellow abdomen. The wingspan of the males is approximately 20 cm, but more usually about 16 cm. A spectacular form of the male is form atavus, which has gold spots on the hind wings. Found in papua new guinea
13. Chinese Mantis
The Chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis) is a species of praying mantis. Originating from China, he Chinese mantis looks like a long and slender praying mantis, with different shades of brown. The adult has a green lateral line down its front wings. It is typically larger than most other mantises, growing up to 10 cm (4 inches) in length, and are the largest mantis species in North America.
14. Goliath Birdeater Spider
The Goliath bird-eater Spider (also called the Goliath Birdeater) (Theraphosa blondi) is an arachnid belonging to the tarantula group, Theraphosidae, and is considered to be the second largest spider in the world (by leg-span; second to the Giant huntsman spider), and they may be the biggest by mass. It is native to the rain forest regions of northern South America. These spiders can have a leg span of up to 12 inch (30 cm) and can weigh over 6 ounces (170 g). Wild Goliath birdeaters are a deep-burrowing species, found commonly in marshy or swampy areas, usually living in burrows that they have dug or which have been abandoned by other burrowing creatures.
15. Japanese Giant Hornet
The Japanese giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica), is a subspecies of the Asian giant hornet (V. mandarinia). It is a large insect and adults can be more than 4 centimetres (1.6 in) long, with a wingspan greater than 6 centimetres (2.4 in). It has a large yellow head with large eyes, and a dark brown thorax with an abdomen banded in brown and yellow.
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