Every Insect.
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Explore the extraordinary world of insects — from the microscopic thrips to the mighty Hercules beetle. Discover taxonomy, habitats, behaviors, and mind-blowing facts.
Featured Insects
View All →Actaeon Beetle
Megasoma actaeon
Contender for the worlds heaviest beetle — a male larva bred in Japan weighed 228 grams, about the weight of a brown rat...
American Cockroach
Periplaneta americana
Despite its name, native to Africa. One of the largest common cockroaches. Can run at 5.4 km/h — proportionally, one of ...
Asian Giant Hornet
Vespa mandarinia
The worlds largest hornet. A single colony can kill an entire hive of 30,000 honey bees in just a few hours. Their venom...
Atlas Moth
Attacus atlas
One of the largest moths in the world by wing area. Adults have no mouths and do not eat, living only 1-2 weeks on store...
Blue Morpho
Morpho menelaus
Renowned for its brilliant iridescent blue wings. The color is not from pigment but from microscopic scales that reflect...
Chans Megastick
Phobaeticus chani
The longest insect in the world at 567 mm (with legs extended). Discovered in Borneo in 1989. Only six specimens have ev...
