Top 10 largest insects in the world

As a rule, insects are not very fond of and try to get rid of them. In humans, the presence of cockroaches or flies in the house indicates dirt, so eradication begins immediately.

But there are such insects, when meeting with which it is better to leave the house on your own, because they are unlikely to be affected by a spray from ordinary cockroaches, and you don’t really want to get close to them.

Let’s be glad that such creatures do not live in Russia and you can meet them mainly in tropical forests. But such a natural habitat does not prevent some people from getting them at home.

Our article presents the largest insects in the world. Someone will be horrified, and someone, maybe, will pick up a new pet for themselves.

10 Rhinoceros cockroach or burrowing cockroach

These huge cockroaches are native to Australia and are most commonly found in Queensland. They can reach a weight of 35 grams and a length of 8 centimeters, making them the largest cockroaches in the world.

digging they are named because of their peculiarity. They dig tunnels and live there. In rainforests, they make tunnels in the ground next to rotting leaves, so they provide themselves with shelter and food at the same time.

Cubs may be near rhinoceros cockroach up to 9 months, until they learn to dig their own houses on their own. Often these cockroaches are kept at home, but do not forget to create a favorable environment for them.

9. Giant centipede

If someone is afraid of the centipede, then it would be better for him not to meet giant centipede. Of all the centipedes in existence, it is the largest. In length, it reaches 30 centimeters.

Her body is divided into 23 segments, each of which has a pair of paws. Each paw ends with sharp claws that help the insect in hunting.

On the front paw, the claws are connected to poisonous glands. For most small animals, this poison is dangerous, for humans it is toxic. If you are bitten by a centipede, then you will feel burning pain and weakness, but such a meeting does not end in death. She preys on anyone she can handle. These are mainly lizards, frogs, small snakes and bats.

8. Grasshopper Veta

These grasshoppers are often called cave. They live in New Zealand. They can reach 9 centimeters in length. In addition to size, it overtakes many of its counterparts in weight. An adult can weigh up to 85 grams.

Such sizes are due to the fact that they live in an area where they have no enemies. For the same reason, their appearance has not changed for more than a million years. But recently the number grasshopper Weta began to decline, they turned into an object of hunting for many Europeans.

7. water scorpion

These insects have a very peculiar appearance. It is also worth noting the unusual character. water scorpion can sit for hours waiting for its prey. They kill with a deadly bite.

Despite their name, water scorpions swim very poorly. They also practically cannot fly due to poorly developed wings. For habitat choose ponds with stagnant water or dense vegetation.

6. Chan’s Mega Stick

This is a real mystery for many scientists until now. Only three species of insects have been found and their life has not been studied at all. The appearance is very unusual and it is even difficult to understand from the first time that this is really a living creature. With outstretched legs Chan’s Mega Stick reaches a length of 56 centimeters. Body length 35 cm.

The first copy was discovered in 1989. Since 2008 it has been in the London Museum. It was named after the scientist Datuk Chen Zhaolun, who first discovered and began to study this species. Met them only in Malaysia.

5. Lumberjack Titanium

It is the largest beetle in the entire world. Due to its size and weight, it deservedly got into the Guinness Book of Records. Its length reaches 22 centimeters. feature lumberjack-titan is that in his entire life he never eats. He lacks the nutrients that he received as a larva. By the way, the size of the larva reaches 35 centimeters.

The life expectancy of this heavy insect is only one and a half months. For many connoisseurs and collectors, a titanium lumberjack is a “tidbit”, in order to get it into your collection you need to go through certain tours.

4. Listotel

These are incredible insects that simply captivated scientists and the whole world with their ability to hide. They live in the tropical zone of Southeast Asia, on the islands of Melanesia and in the northeast of Australia. Predators have no chance of finding leafworms if they are stationary.

Outwardly, they look like leaves. Moreover, not only in shape and color. They have veins, brown spots, and even legs play the role of twigs. Females move very slowly and stay in one place for a long time, which allows them to be as invisible as possible. Males are good at flying and have the ability to discard body parts when threatened.

In the family leafy There are 4 genera, each with 51 species. They were discovered quite recently, although these insects have probably existed for quite a long time.

3. Solpuga

This insect has a huge number of nicknames, but the most common salpuga or camel spider. Salpuga behavior is unpredictable. Outwardly, they are very similar to spiders, but they are not. In their body, they combine both primitive features and the most developed among arachnids.

Most insects are active nocturnal, but there are also diurnal species. Therefore, the name, which translates as “fleeing from the sun” is not suitable for them. The entire body and limbs are covered with long hairs.

The camel spider is omnivorous, they prey on anyone they can defeat. They are very aggressive and not only at the time of the attack of a predator, but even in relation to each other.

2. Chinese praying mantis

These insects have received the universal love of farmers due to their benefits. They feed on pests such as locusts and flies. In length reach 15 centimeters. It is not uncommon for them to be bred at home, as they are not picky and very friendly. They quickly get used to a person and can even take food from their hands.

Females are larger than males and can even hunt frogs and small birds. After breeding, the males are not left alive, but simply eaten. Distributed not only in China, but also in other countries.

1. Teraphosis Blonda

This spider is also known to many as tarantula. This is the largest spider in the world. They live in Venezuela, northern Brazil, Suriname and Guyana, so these places should not be visited by those who are afraid of such a meeting.

Looking at the pictures with this spider, one can understand those who are afraid of such creatures. There is even an official name for such a disease.

This species was first described in 1804, and the largest individual was found in 1965. Length goliath was 28 centimeters, this figure was entered in the Guinness Book of Records.

But despite the size and awesome appearance, many keep the goliath at home. It is worth noting that keeping them is not difficult. They are not whimsical in food and calmly endure life in a terrarium. For a collection of spiders Teraphosis Blonda will become a real decoration.