Many insects look and act nasty. Mosquitoes, for example. Few people love these blood-sucking bastards who are able to bring white heat with their squeak at night.
However, there are insects that are not just disgusting, but also truly disgusting in their appearance and (or) habits. These little boys the scariest insects in the world... The list also includes some particularly nasty insects, representatives of the arachnid class.
10. Home centipede
A cross between two creepy insects - spiders and centipedes. Domestic centipedes (they are domestic scolopendra and common flycatchers) actually feed on spiders, bed bugs, moths, cockroaches, ants, and other guests that we hate in our house (people are not included in the diet).
They grow up to 6 centimeters in length and are poisonous creatures. The poison (in the event that the centipede goes crazy and dares to attack a person) feels similar to a bee sting. However, it is not dangerous to life and health. And when the centipede risks becoming prey itself, it can separate the legs that are trapped from the body.
9. Bed bug
Most of these tiny bloodsuckers only feed on humans when no other prey is available. Their bites are usually not noticeable, because they bite mainly at night when we sleep. The neckline and jaw line are especially favored by bed bugs.
The bug usually spends about 20 minutes in physical contact with its owner, and after a hearty meal will not try to feed again until it completes the molting process or (if the individual is an adult) completely digests food.
8. Ixodid tick
One of the most disgusting and dangerous representatives of the arachnid class has adapted to survive even in the Arctic and Antarctic. Yes, ixodid ticks live even on penguins.
There are 650 species of ixodid ticks. However, the most common bite of humans and animals is the dog tick (Ixodes ricinus) and the taiga tick (Ixodes persulcatus). Contrary to popular belief, ticks do not fall from trees on a gaping traveler. They lie in wait for victims sitting on stalks and blades of grass, and with the help of claws and suction cups on their paws, attach to a person or animal. If necessary, the tick can move quite quickly.
7. Giant Weta (Ueta)
These wingless and fat-bodied "cuties" are actually not that scary when compared to previous members of the list of the most disgusting insects on Earth. But if you stumbled across something equally huge while walking, I bet you would squeal. These members of the genus Deinacrida are found in New Zealand and can grow three times the size of a normal mouse, making them one of the largest insects in the world.
In 2011, the largest officially registered veta weighed 71 grams. For some reason, the discoverer decided to feed the insect a carrot. Quite cute and very, very weird.
6. Ant lion larva
These insects got their name because of the appearance and lifestyle of the larvae. They have a short, wide abdomen and powerful sickle-shaped jaws with channels through which they suck their prey.
These nasty-looking crumbs live in the sand, in funnels that reach 5 centimeters in depth and 8 centimeters in diameter. In the center of the funnel sits its owner, jaws out, and waits for its prey. Usually these are ants and various arthropods. If the victim manages to get out of the funnel, then the ant lion larva begins to throw sand at it, with the help of sharp movements of the head. From such a sandy attack, the victim is often knocked down and falls back to the bottom of the funnel. After which it is sucked out and the larva simply throws out the unnecessary chitinous exoskeleton from its house.
5. Kissing bug
Imagine someone with a needle on their face. He injects poison with a needle, and then sucks out the victim's liquefied insides through the same needle. Now imagine that such a being is real. And it is called the kissing bug or the triatomaceous bug.
Some types of kissing bugs disguise themselves with the remains of dead insects, which form a very effective camouflage. And their name is one of the most vile insects in the world due to the fact that they like to bite sleeping people in the soft tissues around the lips and eyes. Fortunately, you are unlikely to run into them unless you intend to travel through the American tropics, Mexico, or Central America.
4. Camel spider
One of the largest spiders in the world it differs not only in its disgusting appearance, but also in very powerful jaws that are able to bite through a person's nail. In South Africa, camel spiders are called "hairdressers" because of the belief that they cut the hair of people and animals with their jaws, and then cover their underground burrows with them. Would you make an appointment with such a hairdresser? I - definitely not.
3. Cockroach
They hide in dark corners and sneak in the dark on all their hairy legs. In our kitchen! For food!
They are fast, omnivorous (they even eat paper, natural leather and gouache) and perfectly adapt to any conditions of existence. When threatened to be crushed by a slipper, a cockroach can run 22 cm - about 50 lengths of its body - per second. It looks like a person running at 330 kilometers per hour. Perhaps in the event of a nuclear apocalypse, when some will go to heaven, while others will simply die, the cockroaches will survive safely. Disgusting prospect, huh?
2. Japanese huge hornet
These fierce winged devils can grow up to 4 centimeters in length and have a wingspan of 6 centimeters. Their huge 6mm sting injects poison, which is not only very painful, but can also infect the nervous system.
Huge hornets fly at speeds up to 40 km per hour and at distances up to 100 km, so do not try to escape from these insects - you will lose.
Japanese giant hornets are known for their aggressiveness and fearlessness, especially towards European honey bees, which are often kept by Japanese farmers. If a hornet stumbles upon a hive, it will mark it with pheromones so that other hornets in the area are aware of its presence. Then a terrible carnage begins. Hornets dismember defenseless bees with their sharp mandibles (mandibles). One hornet can kill about 40 bees per minute!
1. Malaysian killer bug
There are many different species of so-called killer bugs (within the Reduviidae family), some of which can transmit dangerous diseases to humans such as Chagas disease.
These insects have earned their nickname because they attack quickly and mercilessly. They puncture their proboscis and inject an enzyme into their prey that softens the insides so they can be sucked off like a delicious organic smoothie. And one species, found in Malaysia (Acantaspis petax), even glues the corpses of victims - mostly ants - to its back with sticky secretions. And he wears them as a kind of armor, and in case of danger he can throw them off and run away light. It is unlikely that anyone would want to mess with a vile insect, hung with the corpses of enemies.