The 5 Most Horrifying Bugs in the World [poll added]

[Andrew_Hanna]

http://www.cracked.com/article_15816_5-most-horrifying-bugs-in-world.html


Discuss.

Which do you think is the worst? Any experiences with any of these creatures?


Share your insect stories here!



POLL ADDED ON REQUEST

[ali123]

those hornets that rip the bees heads off are cool

[EbonyRose]

Ew, just ew!

[sexpuppet6000]

I'm pretty scared dude.

[Uncle Cool]

Cool stuff.

I love scary bugs (not in person).

[rogerrabbit168]

that's some badass insects

[maebach]

What a great site. From there, I went to 5 worst things weather can do, and 5 most over-rated jobs of all time.

[heat]

Its alright, i was expecting to see some gross pictures. Guess I was disappointed in that aspect.
Fun stuff though

[Setz]

http://blog.lib.umn.edu/whit1019/centipedes/House_centipede.jpg

I hate these things. They're harmless, eat any other bug, and don't disturb humans, but they're creepy as hell and gross.

[spazzamatic]

why aren't spiders on that super creepy list??

i hateeeeeeeeeeeeeeee spiderss

but that bot fly is close to it. EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[board123]

http://blog.lib.umn.edu/whit1019/centipedes/House_centipede.jpg

I hate these things. They're harmless, eat any other bug, and don't disturb humans, but they're creepy as hell and gross.
And they run really really fast.

[joo3ani]

http://blog.lib.umn.edu/whit1019/centipedes/House_centipede.jpg

I hate these things. They're harmless, eat any other bug, and don't disturb humans, but they're creepy as hell and gross.

me too!!!
nothing RAID wont take of though!!
if you dont have RAID, windex works just as fine

[a1cd]

http://kaylee2.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/camel_spider.jpg

Camel Spider

[board123]

me too!!!
nothing RAID wont take of though!!
if you dont have RAID, windex works just as fine
Or you can just smack it with a slipper or something.

[CCCC3333]

http://www.blueskiesbb.com/images/MayMuseum-family.jpg

[N_Raged]

Lethal hornets.. those poor honeybees :( .
Imagine if insects were the same size as people, the human race would be wiped out.

[board123]

Lethal hornets.. those poor honeybees :( .
Imagine if insects were the same size as people, the human race would be wiped out.
If most animals are allowed to roam freely in public, the human race would be in trouble.

It's just that human-sized insects in particular would be particularly troublesome.

[Jucius Maximus]

The whole army ants section scares the hell out of me.

[flexwong]

africanized bees are the worst. they'll sting you to death in a swarm. although that human bot fly seems pretty freaking scary.

[confused]

not an insect but cool nonetheless

http://www.hemmy.net/images/animals/hugecrab18.jpg

[Aznkid2000]

wowo damit i regret clicking on this.....:mad:

[Peckerwood]

That is a land crab of some type. I remember reading abut them when I was researching into Amelia Earhart. pacific crab of some type.

I am surprised there was no mention of the Black Widow...very dangerous spider.

While deaths are not common, they can and do happen

http://www.spidy.goliathus.com/img/BlackWidowSpider.jpg

[1jVu]

And they run really really fast.

+1111111111

[Ducky]

yup, they do...

just saw one yesterday...trapped it and stepped on it good with my slipper...its guts splattered all over the floor...



And they run really really fast.

[aplayaz2000]

http://www.japanesebugfights.com/

Lol.

But also just to add, thank god I live in the cold Canada ... no weird bugs for me (especially the bot fly).

[sleepyguy]

We're back in a 1940s house now and doing reno. Damn, I must see like one or two of these guys a week. They eat other bugs and that but fvck they always seem to startle me at the worst times. After i get my main floor done i'm gonna go on a mass extermination of them in my house :)

That hornet is pretty bad@ss though... damn, never knew one existed that big!


http://blog.lib.umn.edu/whit1019/centipedes/House_centipede.jpg

I hate these things. They're harmless, eat any other bug, and don't disturb humans, but they're creepy as hell and gross.

[Eyies]

http://www.japanesebugfights.com/

Lol.

But also just to add, thank god I live in the cold Canada ... no weird bugs for me (especially the bot fly).

The Japanese have the best stuff ever. The beetles seem badass.

[Sepiraph]

Damn I hate bugs... they are like zergs. >:(

[BananaWeed]

Bot flies are pretty gross. You can youtube a bunch of videos of people pulling larvae out of ... other people. :eek:

[mrspuff]

i have seen this in my basement before. i almost stepped on it. does anyone know the name of this insect?


http://blog.lib.umn.edu/whit1019/centipedes/House_centipede.jpg

I hate these things. They're harmless, eat any other bug, and don't disturb humans, but they're creepy as hell and gross.

[Emancipated]

Reading the bio of the hornets, I'm reminded of my own thread about animal cruelty thread. The animal kingdom is 'effing hardcore indeed.

30 wasps taking on 30,000 bees and coming out as the victor? That's mad ass 'ish.

[Kasakato]

i have seen this in my basement before. i almost stepped on it. does anyone know the name of this insect?

What is a house centipede? :D

[Piccolo]

wowo damit i regret clicking on this.....:mad:
The information was interesting, however, the excessive swearing was annoying.

[whampoa]

Clash of the titan, I want to see a PPV battle between Japanese Giant Hornets vs Africanized Honey Bees.

It seems all the insects shown have been naturally selected except for the Africanized Honey Bees, it's genetically engineer by a human.

And it will be in the northern climate really soon.

[dummyaccountban]

god i'm clawing at my head /hair right now cause it feels like somethings crawling on my skin.

i heard house centipedes bite when they're threatened, so who wants to test that theory out? :D

The worst part about house centipedes is killing them. I never want to use a piece of paper because of the crunch, so I've used some inventive things...like hairspray and rubbing alcohol.

[aplayaz2000]

Damn I hate bugs... they are like zergs. >:(Zerglings are much cooler than small weird looking bugs even tho zerglings would kill you.



30 wasps taking on 30,000 bees and coming out as the victor? That's mad ass 'ish.Wasp can rip bees apart with their jaws... all bees have is their crappy suicidal sting. Bees are no where created to fight at all, pretty sad eh.

[Andrew_Hanna]

Zerglings are much cooler than small weird looking bugs even tho zerglings would kill you.

Wasp can rip bees apart with their jaws... all bees have is their crappy suicidal sting. Bees are no where created to fight at all, pretty sad eh.

rofl :D

[jory29]

Argh!!! My spouse works at a grocery store, and once found a black widow on his hand one day while putting away the grapes! It had the red hour glass shape on it - perfectly shaped. My husband didn't get bitten, and to this day, I still look very carefully at the bags of grapes I am going to purchase, [and freak out over every little moving stem, etc.]

In answer to OP's question, #1 is the most scary, as is the bot fly (human.) You all have to admit, #1 takes the cake. OP, we need a poll, yes? :cheesygri

Spiders - least scary of all, since they don't fly around your head, or buzz, either. (With the exception of black widow spiders.)

Centipedes aren't quite as freaky as millipedes, which are really gross.

Moths are disgusting - they fly around aimlessly. Like little bats.

Sigh - without insects, our world would not survive.

Thank God for ladybugs!! :cheesygri (The last scary of all insects.) Dragonflies are pretty cool, unless they are those HUGE ones.

When we were in Disneyland, you should have seen the size of the odd wasp or whatever it was, flying around -almost as huge as a hummingbird - FREAKY! WTH was that??? Very orange, too. Maybe they were non-stinging. One can only hope! :)

[dreamwalker]

Spiders - least scary of all, since they don't fly around your head, or buzz, either. (With the exception of black widow spiders.)


I would actually be more afraid of the brown recluse;

http://apps.uwhealth.org/health/adam/graphics/images/en/19570.jpg

Here is what happeneds to people whom they bite; (linked for disturbing)

http://www.countyofkings.com/ag%20commissioner/Ag%20Services%20Pages/Ag%20Services%20Images/BrownRecluseBitelrg.jpg

http://www.budgetpestcontrol.com/images/Day9.jpg

http://lancaster.unl.edu/enviro/Images/Insects/recluse_bite.JPG

http://www.shagbarkridge.com/info/08669b.jpg

http://www.shagbarkridge.com/info/image020a.jpg

[second2none]

http://cdn-www.cracked.com/articleimages/wong/botfly3.jpg

+1 A Human Bot Fly larvae, burrowing into your brain. Eating your thoughts.

[jp06]

Lethal hornets.. those poor honeybees :( .
Imagine if insects were the same size as people, the human race would be wiped out.

then the human race would have to settle their differences, band together, and fight as one (like Starship Troopers). :cheesygri

[jory29]

I would actually be more afraid of the brown recluse;


+1:(

[aplayaz2000]

then the human race would have to settle their differences, band together, and fight as one (like Starship Troopers). :cheesygriI think that would make us more closer and probably more smarter.

[Nikita]

http://blog.lib.umn.edu/whit1019/centipedes/House_centipede.jpg

I hate these things. They're harmless, eat any other bug, and don't disturb humans, but they're creepy as hell and gross.

Eeeeeeeeek...centipedes...yep they're harmless and yep they totally freak me out too! Actually, I'm a total girl when it comes to most critters!


god i'm clawing at my head /hair right now cause it feels like somethings crawling on my skin.


wowo damit i regret clicking on this.....:mad:

LOL! Meeeeeee tooooo.....lol!


That is a land crab of some type. I remember reading abut them when I was researching into Amelia Earhart. pacific crab of some type.

I am surprised there was no mention of the Black Widow...very dangerous spider.

While deaths are not common, they can and do happen



Land crabs are harmless too, but freak me out because they're practically impossible to see. Luckily they're more scared of us than we are of them and run and burrow pretty quickly if you are getting near one so little chance of actually stepping on one. When I was in Hawaii (Kauai to be exact), I went down to the ocean one night. With the lights from the resort behind me I could see the shadows of them running and then burrowing a tiny holes in the sand and disappearing into them. I didn't even know there were land crabs on the beach till that night. Needless to say, I didn't go down there barefoot at night again, but the thing was once I knew they were there I couldn't enjoy myself even during the day because now I knew they were there and could see the little hole in the sand (which meant nothing to me before that night) and knew exactly what was in those little holes....lol.

[xpoint9]

ok here's one I posted on RFD before it's pretty gross. and here's that thread if anyone's interested:

Nature (warning: if you are freaked out by weird looking creatures then do not click) (http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=618370)

I don't know what it does, I don't know how it attacks but, I'm sure if someone sees it in real, they'll likely pass out. lol

[mrlooneytoon]

Damn, now I gotta go watch Starship Troopers... :|

[EbonyRose]

god i'm clawing at my head /hair right now cause it feels like somethings crawling on my skin.

i heard house centipedes bite when they're threatened, so who wants to test that theory out? :D

The worst part about house centipedes is killing them. I never want to use a piece of paper because of the crunch, so I've used some inventive things...like hairspray and rubbing alcohol.

Usually, what I do is throw a sheet of paper towel over it and drop a phone book on it. Then, I jump on the phone book repeatedly. That way, I know for sure that it's dead. I don't want to take any chances. I hate bugs, but I hate killing them more. Too much guts and crunching noises.

[Peckerwood]

Land crabs are harmless too, but freak me out because they're practically impossible to see. Luckily they're more scared of us than we are of them and run and burrow pretty quickly if you are getting near one so little chance of actually stepping on one. When I was in Hawaii (Kauai to be exact), I went down to the ocean one night. With the lights from the resort behind me I could see the shadows of them running and then burrowing a tiny holes in the sand and disappearing into them. I didn't even know there were land crabs on the beach till that night. Needless to say, I didn't go down there barefoot at night again, but the thing was once I knew they were there I couldn't enjoy myself even during the day because now I knew they were there and could see the little hole in the sand (which meant nothing to me before that night) and knew exactly what was in those little holes....lol.
The island in question is Nikumaroro Island formerly Gardner Island. Apparently the crabs there do attack, and are very brazen...some even falling from trees etc when you walk by them. From what I read though they are an anomaly, as most don't attack.

[Nikita]

ok here's one I posted on RFD before it's pretty gross. and here's that thread if anyone's interested:

Nature (warning: if you are freaked out by weird looking creatures then do not click) (http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=618370)

I don't know what it does, I don't know how it attacks but, I'm sure if someone sees it in real, they'll likely pass out. lol

OMG....I hadda open it didn't I? What the hell is that thing anyway? If I saw one of those, I don't think I'd sleep for a week!


The island in question is Nikumaroro Island formerly Gardner Island. Apparently the crabs there do attack, and are very brazen...some even falling from trees etc when you walk by them. From what I read though they are an anomaly, as most don't attack.

Yeah, the pic you posted is different from the land crabs I saw in Kauai. The ones I say were literally clear, no color at all, which is why you can see their shadow but not them. Knowing they're there, but not easily visible is what is so freaky to me....uggh, I think I need outta this thread now, I'm getting the heebie geebies all over again...lol.

[Keelie]

I would actually be more afraid of the brown recluse;

http://apps.uwhealth.org/health/adam/graphics/images/en/19570.jpg


totally agree, we have this spider here, i think it first showed up 5 or 6 years ago.
over the summer my friends sister in law was bitten by one while she was visiting... she is still having lots of problems from the bite.

i dont see the black widow as being that feared... we have them everywhere here, but they usually keep to themselves in dark wet places and do not venture into the house, thankfully!!

as for the other bugs, that is why i dont want to travel to places like that :-0

[gordholio]

I think the word "horrifying" is a bit exaggerated.

[blazing24]

ughh, does anybody feel like these bugs are lurking around your room after looking at these pictures?

[Atheral]

I just crushed a spider that was crawling on my desk.

Felt good after reading this post.

And for the rest of you bugs... don't forget, i'm the ****ing king of this house. :evil:

[Andrew_Hanna]

ughh, does anybody feel like these bugs are lurking around your room after looking at these pictures?

I always feel like they're in my hair or something and scratch my head.. lolz

[Rocketo]

i don't know about u guys but if u ever have bedbugs they're pretty terrifying

[FearSonic]

Usually, what I do is throw a sheet of paper towel over it and drop a phone book on it. Then, I jump on the phone book repeatedly. That way, I know for sure that it's dead. I don't want to take any chances. I hate bugs, but I hate killing them more. Too much guts and crunching noises.

I make them walk onto a piece of tissue paper, and toss them into the toilet.

Then I yell "No Mr. Bond, I expect you to SWIM!" and I laugh maniacally.

I get a kick out of every time.

[amana]

3 Words......
GROSS,GROSS,GROSS

[flexwong]

people are underestimating the africanized honey bee. even though i voted for the bot fly, the africanized bee is much more common and chances of encountering it are much higher. if you disturb the nest, it will swarm you to death. other bees just leave you alone and you can get away from them usually after a few stings. i saw a national geographic thing on the deadliest insects and yup, the africanized bee was one of the ones at the very top. imagine 1000 bees swarming your face and body, each one stinging you and slowly injecting venom into your body. horrific. another reason why i hate bugs and camping.

[VIKKO]

wat do bed bugs do? im scared to ask.

[N_Raged]

wat do bed bugs do? im scared to ask.
They're blood suckers and disease spreaders.