Insect Directory

4959 species across 37 orders

Araneae Endangered

Hawaiian Cave Spider

Adelocosa anops

15-20 mm body length
Araneae Endangered

Hawaiian Happy-face Spider

Theridion grallator

5 mm body length
Araneae Endangered

New Zealand Katipo Spider

Latrodectus katipo

6-10 mm body
Araneae Not Evaluated

Seychelles Palm Spider

Nephila inaurata

30-40 mm body; 120 mm leg span
Araneae

Tundra Wolf Spider

Pardosa glacialis

5-8 mm body length
Archaeognatha

Banks' Jumping Bristletail

Machiloides banksi

8-10 mm
Archaeognatha

Brazilian Meinertellid

Machilinus rupestris

6-9 mm
Archaeognatha

Common Jumping Bristletail

Petrobius maritimus

10-13 mm
Archaeognatha

Forest Bristletail

Machilis hrabei

8-12 mm
Archaeognatha

Gershner's Jumping Bristletail

Pedetontus gershneri

8-10 mm
Archaeognatha

Mountain Bristletail

Trigoniophthalmus alternatus

10-15 mm
Archaeognatha

Mountain Stone Bristletail

Machilis germanica

8-12 mm
Archaeognatha

Rock Bristletail

Petrobius brevistylis

9-12 mm
Archaeognatha

Silvestri's Jumping Bristletail

Pedetontus silvestrii

8-12 mm
Archaeognatha

Southern Jumping Bristletail

Dilta hibernica

10-12 mm
Archaeognatha

Southern Rock Bristletail

Lepismachilis y-signata

8-11 mm
Blattodea

African Dampwood Termite

Neotermes aburiensis

5-10 mm
Blattodea Not Evaluated

African Fungus Termite

Macrotermes natalensis

Workers 5-7 mm, soldiers 12-15 mm
Blattodea

African Harvester Termite

Microhodotermes viator

6-10 mm
Blattodea

African Mound Termite

Macrotermes michaelseni

7-12 mm workers
Blattodea

African Nasute Mound Termite

Nasutitermes latifrons

4-6 mm
Blattodea

American Cockroach

Periplaneta americana

35-53 mm
Blattodea

Anceps Termite

Ancistrotermes cavithorax

3-5 mm
Blattodea

Apicotermes Nest-builder

Apicotermes arquieri

3-5 mm