Insects are found in different parts of the world. There are hundreds of species of insects that vary from each other in different aspects including the living style, feeding methods, reproduction cycle and nature. We have selected this article in order to discuss some largest and creepy insects that are found in different parts of the world.
15. European Earwig
European earwig belongs to the family Firficulidae. This is considered as one of the largest and creepy insects in the world. This is also considered a common household insect in different parts of the world. It can survive in different types of environments.
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14. Elephant Beetle
This is also considered as one of the largest insects in the world. Elephant beetle belongs to the family which is commonly known as Scarabaeidae. They have coating of fine hair which are very small in size and that can be seen by microscope only. As far as the size of elephant beetle is concerned, they vary from 7 to 12 cm.
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13 . Wheel Bug
This is also considered as creepy insects in the world and is normally found in different parts of North America. They normally feed on small insects which they can target easily.
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12. Thorn Bug
Different types of research studies have shown this fact that there are around 3,200 species of thorn bug. These research studies have also shown this interesting fact that the thorn bug are not found in Antarctica. Like elephant beetle, they also vary in size from each other.
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11. House Centipede
This is also considered as one of the largest and creepy insects in the world. The house centipede has around 15 pairs of legs and is found in different parts of the world. They normally live in human homes. It normally feeds on other insects including arachnids.
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10. Tarantula Hawk Wasp
This is also considered as one of the largest insects in the world. They belong to the family which is commonly known as Pompilidae and vary in size from each other ranging 4 to 5 cm in length. The tarantula hawk wasp have light brown color wings. Some species of them are found in different parts of the world having black wings.
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9. Tsetse Fly
They are also included in the list of largest and creepy insects in the world. They are also known as biting flies and they mostly feed on the blood of different other animals. They are found most frequently in Africa. Another famous name of tsetse fly is tik-tik flies. (you might be interested in knowing about fireflies as well!)
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8. Brahmin Moth Caterpillar
This is also considered as one of the largest and creepy insects in the world. They belong to the family which is known Lepidoptera. Different types of research studies have found that there are around 40 species of this family.
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7. White Ermine
It is normally found in regions or areas which have temperate weather conditions and belong to the family known as Arctiidae. They are considered very dangerous in nature.
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6. Silkworm Caterpillar
This is also considered as one of the largest and creepy insects in the world. This is the larva of a moth. There are different types of research studies that issued a fact claiming that majority share of world’s silk production is produced in China and this insect helps a lot in making the silk. They normally feed on different leaves.
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5. Japanese Giant Hornet
This largest and creepy insects in the world belongs to Asian giant hornet. Scientific research studies have shown this fact that Asian giant hornet is the largest hornet of the world. It is large in size ranging from 3 to 4.5 cm in length.
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4. Brown Sulawesi Plume Moth
This is an intelligent insect, considered one of the largest and creepy insects in the world. This moth belongs to a family which is known as Lepidoptera. This family has unique feature of changing the wings.
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3. Devil’s Flower Mantis
The devil’s flower mantis also known as giant devil’s flower mantis. Devil’s flower mantis is considered as one of the largest species that do follow target on most frequent basis. The females of this family grow ranging 11 to 13 cm in length.
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2. Brazilian Treehopper
The Brazilian treehopper is also considered as one of the largest and creepy insects in the world. This has round antenna like things on its head which make its appearance something horrible. This is considered a normal bug. This Brazilian Treehopper feeds on leaves of tress.
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1. Giant Weta
The Giant Weta belongs to the family known as Anostostomatidae. They are normally found in different parts of New Zealand. Different types of research studies have shown this fact that there are around eleven species of Giant Weta. These species range in size from 8 to 10 cm in length.
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