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The longest bugs and friends

LONG means from the front of the head to the end of the body, without the feelers and legs. Stick insects and giant centipedes win easily.

  1. 1Giant Gippsland earthwormSnails, slugs and worms not an insect3 m (118 in)
  2. 2Giant isopodWoodlice not an insect36 cm (14 in)
  3. 3Chan's megastickStick and leaf insects36 cm (14 in)
  4. 4Giant African millipedeCentipedes and millipedes not an insect34 cm (13 in)
  5. 5Amazonian giant centipedeCentipedes and millipedes not an insect30 cm (12 in)
  6. 6Galapagos centipedeCentipedes and millipedes not an insect30 cm (12 in)
  7. 7Titan stick insectStick and leaf insects26 cm (10 in)
  8. 8Common earthwormSnails, slugs and worms not an insect25 cm (9.8 in)
  9. 9Banana slugSnails, slugs and worms not an insect25 cm (9.8 in)
  10. 10Giant forest scorpionScorpions, ticks and friends not an insect23 cm (9.1 in)
  11. 11Desert millipedeCentipedes and millipedes not an insect23 cm (9.1 in)
  12. 12Goliath stick insectStick and leaf insects20 cm (8 in)
  13. 13Emperor scorpionScorpions, ticks and friends not an insect20 cm (7.9 in)
  14. 14Leopard slugSnails, slugs and worms not an insect20 cm (7.9 in)
  15. 15Vietnamese centipedeCentipedes and millipedes not an insect20 cm (7.9 in)
  16. 16Medicinal leechSnails, slugs and worms not an insect20 cm (7.9 in)
  17. 17Lord Howe Island stick insectStick and leaf insects20 cm (7.9 in)
  18. 18Peacock tarantulaSpiders not an insect20 cm (7.9 in)
  19. 19Giant desert centipedeCentipedes and millipedes not an insect20 cm (7.9 in)
  20. 20Giant prickly stick insectStick and leaf insects20 cm (7.9 in)
  21. 21Waterfall centipedeCentipedes and millipedes not an insect20 cm (7.9 in)
  22. 22Ash-black slugSnails, slugs and worms not an insect20 cm (7.9 in)
  23. 23New Zealand giant centipedeCentipedes and millipedes not an insect20 cm (7.9 in)
  24. 24Giant Palouse earthwormSnails, slugs and worms not an insect20 cm (7.9 in)
  25. 25Flat rock scorpionScorpions, ticks and friends not an insect20 cm (7.9 in)
  26. 26Caribbean giant centipedeCentipedes and millipedes not an insect19 cm (7.5 in)
  27. 27Mediterranean banded centipedeCentipedes and millipedes not an insect18 cm (7.1 in)
  28. 28Tiger centipedeCentipedes and millipedes not an insect18 cm (7.1 in)
  29. 29Giant desert hairy scorpionScorpions, ticks and friends not an insect18 cm (7.1 in)
  30. 30Giant walkingstickStick and leaf insects18 cm (7 in)
  31. 31Hercules beetleBeetles17 cm (6.8 in)
  32. 32Titan beetleBeetles17 cm (6.7 in)
  33. 33Jungle nymphStick and leaf insects17 cm (6.7 in)
  34. 34Indian tiger centipedeCentipedes and millipedes not an insect16 cm (6.3 in)
  35. 35Death's-head hawk-mothMoths15 cm (5.9 in)
  36. 36Channeled apple snailSnails, slugs and worms not an insect15 cm (5.9 in)
  37. 37Giant tiger land snailSnails, slugs and worms not an insect15 cm (5.9 in)
  38. 38Giant Malaysian katydidGrasshoppers and crickets15 cm (5.9 in)
  39. 39Large black slugSnails, slugs and worms not an insect15 cm (5.9 in)
  40. 40Red triangle slugSnails, slugs and worms not an insect15 cm (5.9 in)
  41. 41Florida bark scorpionScorpions, ticks and friends not an insect15 cm (5.9 in)
  42. 42Red slugSnails, slugs and worms not an insect15 cm (5.9 in)
  43. 43Giant Fijian longhorn beetleBeetles15 cm (5.9 in)
  44. 44Eastern dobsonflyOther insects14 cm (5.5 in)
  45. 45Spanish slugSnails, slugs and worms not an insect14 cm (5.5 in)
  46. 46Giant spiny stick insectStick and leaf insects14 cm (5.5 in)
  47. 47Peppermint stick insectStick and leaf insects14 cm (5.4 in)
  48. 48Goliath birdeaterSpiders not an insect13 cm (5.1 in)
  49. 49Cobalt blue tarantulaSpiders not an insect13 cm (5.1 in)
  50. 50Devil's flower mantisMantises13 cm (5.1 in)
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Prehistoric giants

Long before the dinosaurs, some bugs were much bigger than any bug alive today.

  1. 1JaekelopterusPrehistoric giants not an insect2.6 m (102 in)
  2. 2ArthropleuraPrehistoric giants not an insect2.5 m (98 in)
  3. 3PterygotusPrehistoric giants not an insect1.8 m (69 in)
  4. 4BrontoscorpioPrehistoric giants not an insect94 cm (37 in)
  5. 5PulmonoscorpiusPrehistoric giants not an insect70 cm (28 in)
  6. 6MegarachnePrehistoric giants not an insect54 cm (21 in)
  7. 7MeganeuropsisPrehistoric giants not an insect43 cm (17 in)
  8. 8MeganeuraPrehistoric giants not an insect40 cm (16 in)
  9. 9AnomalocarisPrehistoric giants not an insect38 cm (15 in)
  10. 10EurypterusPrehistoric giants not an insect23 cm (9.1 in)

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