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The largest is the dobsonfly Acanthacorydalis fruhstorferi, which can have a wingspan of up to 21.6 cm (8.5 in), making it the largest aquatic insect in the world by this measurement. [38] This species is native to China and Vietnam, and its body can be up to 10.5 cm (4.1 in) long. [39]
Goliath beetles are among the largest insects on Earth, if measured in terms of size, bulk and weight. [1] [2] They are members of subfamily Cetoniinae, within the family Scarabaeidae. [1] Goliath beetles can be found in many of Africa's tropical forests, [1] where they feed primarily on tree sap and fruit.
It is the world's longest stick insect, which also makes it the world's longest insect. A wild collected female kept at the Insect Museum of West China in Chengdu was the record holder at 62.4 centimetres (24.6 in) in total length (including extended legs) and 36.1 centimetres (14.2 in) in body length, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] but it was surpassed by one of ...
Authorities in China have announced that they have found the new world’s longest insect, which beats the previous record-holder by about 2 inches.
The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) or northern giant hornet, [2] [3] including the color form referred to as the Japanese giant hornet, [4] [5] is the world's largest hornet. It is native to temperate and tropical East Asia , South Asia , Mainland Southeast Asia , and parts of the Russian Far East .
Ctenomorpha gargantua, the gargantuan stick insect, is a species of stick insect that is endemic to rainforests in northeastern Queensland, Australia. [1] It is Australia's longest stick insect and among the world's longest stick insects, with females having been confirmed at up to 56.5 cm (22.2 in) in total length, including extended legs and cerci (protusions from the end of their body ...
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Archispirostreptus gigas, known as the giant African millipede, shongololo or Bongololo, is the largest extant species of millipede, growing up to 33.5 centimetres (13.2 in) in length, 67 millimetres (2.6 in) in circumference.