Bug Wiki / TOP lists
Bug TOP lists
The longest, the widest wings, the fastest and the tiniest. Pick a list and see who wins!
Long or wide? Not the same!
LONG is the body, from the head to the tip of the tail. WIDE is the wingspan, from one wing tip to the other. A stick insect is super long but has small wings. A butterfly has a short body but very wide wings.
LongestMeasured from the head to the tip of the tail.
Top 3: Giant Gippsland earthworm, Giant isopod, Chan's megastickBiggest wingspanButterflies, moths and dragonflies, wing tip to wing tip.
Top 3: Atlas moth, White witch, Queen Alexandra's birdwingFastestTop speed in the air, on the ground and in the water.
Top 3: Seven-spot ladybird, Giant petaltail, Tomato hornwormSmallestTiny bugs, smaller than a grain of rice!
Top 3: House dust mite, Eyelash mite, Red spider miteMost famousThe bugs people read about the most.
Top 3: Silverfish, Spotted lanternfly, Brown recluse
Top 3: Giant Gippsland earthworm, Giant isopod, Chan's megastickBiggest wingspanButterflies, moths and dragonflies, wing tip to wing tip.Top 3: Atlas moth, White witch, Queen Alexandra's birdwingFastestTop speed in the air, on the ground and in the water.Top 3: Seven-spot ladybird, Giant petaltail, Tomato hornwormSmallestTiny bugs, smaller than a grain of rice!Top 3: House dust mite, Eyelash mite, Red spider miteMost famousThe bugs people read about the most.Top 3: Silverfish, Spotted lanternfly, Brown recluse