The largest insects in the world
The top 3 according to 18 votes from people: Titan beetle · Atlas moth · Queen Alexandra's birdwing. (Updated Jun 6, 2025.)
Beetles the size of a hand, a stick insect over half a metre long and a moth with 25-centimetre wings: the planet's giant insects. Which one gives you the creeps?
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Top 13
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1
Titan beetle
Up to 16 centimetres, with jaws that can cut skin.
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2
Atlas moth
Wings up to 25 centimetres with snake-like patterns.
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3
Queen Alexandra's birdwing
The largest butterfly in the world, endangered.
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4
Giant stick insect
The longest insect in the world, over half a metre.
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5
Goliath beetle
Its larvae can weigh up to 100 grams.
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6
Tarantula hawk
One of the most painful stings in the world.
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7
Giant water bug
Up to 11 centimetres, with a venomous bite.
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8
Mydas fly
It mimics wasps to scare off predators.
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9
Giant red-winged grasshopper
It flashes red wings in flight.
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10
Hercules beetle
Males use huge horns to fight.
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11
Elephant beetle
Horned males, larger than the females.
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12
Giant wētā
The heaviest insect: more than a mouse.
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13
Chinese mantis
It hunts grasshoppers and other large insects.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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