59 Fascinating Insects That Deserve More Appreciation And Less Fear

Around a quarter of people are scared of insects and/or spiders. This phobia is quite strange, really, as deep down, we know that most of these tiny creatures can’t hurt us, and yet we still can’t help but shriek when they land on us or even enter our eyesight. Such a common fear, of course, has a name—entomophobia—and is more widespread than the phobia of dying or becoming a victim of a violent crime.

One way to overcome any fear is exposure, and our Bored Panda team is here to help with that today. We compiled a list of the most fascinating insects and spiders in hopes that people appreciate them more once they get to know them better. This is greatly important, as these tiny creatures do more for us than we could ever imagine. Scroll down to see them for yourself below, and don’t forget to upvote those you find coolest!

While you’re at it, make sure to check out a conversation with a professional insect educator and founder of The Entomology Box, Emily, who kindly agreed to tell us more about these misunderstood tiny critters.

#1 Found In Greece. What Is It?

59 Fascinating Insects That Deserve More Appreciation And Less Fear

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#2 Met This Lil Guy

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#3 I’m 40 And This Is A New One For Me

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#4 I Go To One Stinkin’ Party This Whole Year And The Moth Just Had To Wear The Same Designer Outfit That I Did

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#5 An Erebus Just Flew Into My Room And Rested On My Fingers For Hours

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#6 Shy Sweet Face

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#7 Who’s This Beetle With The Sick Flame Decals?

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#8 A Hummingbird Hawk-Moth

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#9 This Glittery Gentleman Paid A Visit. I Bribed Him To Stay

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#10 What Has Blessed Me Today?

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#11 My Dog Saved Him, But Who Is He?

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#12 Found A Bunch Of These On A Hike In South Africa, Just Wanted To Show It Off

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#13 What Is This?

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#14 Handsome Guy On The Job Site

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#15 Found This Little Guy In The Mountains In Ras Al Khaimah, Uae. He Is Smaller Than An American Penny, And Was Just Sitting On The Side Of A Rock

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#16 I Found This On The Trail In Northern India. Thought It Was Cool

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#17 Look At This Beautiful Baby Girl I Found On My Plants Today

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#18 What Type Of Bee Is This? She’s Beautiful

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#19 Adorable Little Guy

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#20 Found This On A Hydrangea. The Color Resemble The Bloom Petals. Usually The Blooms Are All White, But This Year There Is A Pink Tinge To Them. And Now This Guy Shows Up

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#21 Just Found This Bug In My Garden. I Don’t Know How It’s Called But Its Similarity To The Color Of The Dry Plant Impressed Me

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#22 Is That A Rare Insect?

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#23 Chino Valley, Arizona

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#24 Discocyrtus Testudineus From Chile

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#25 This Big Dingus Trying His Best To Look Like A Stick Even Though Sticks Don’t Grow On Metal Stairway Rails (Which Is Where I Found Him)

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#26 A Jewel Caterpillar Of The Dalceridae Moth Family

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#27 Just Laid My Hand On This Bug And Got Poked. Am I Going To Be Okay?

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#28 What Could This Be?

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#29 Any Ideas In What This Little Guy Is? Found In Kruger Park, South Africa

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#30 Saw This Crawling On My Tire. Anyone Know What This Is?

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#31 Wow! I’ve Never Seen This Before

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#32 Scary Looking Wasp? Thing Has Like A Scorpion Tail. Can Someone Identify? Would Be Most Grateful

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#33 Made A New Friend Today

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#34 This Awesome Cicada I Found Tonight

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#35 Found In Southeastern Brazil. Looks Like An Anteater With Shoes

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#36 Who? He?

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#37 I Watched This Guy Fight Off A Bird 10 Times His Size. This Was His Victory Pose For A Good 10+ Minutes As The Bird Perched On A Power Line, Defeated

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#38 In Birmingham, AL – Never Seen Something Like This Before

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#39 Are These Baby Grasshoppers On My Sweet Potato? Should I Have Terminated Them?

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#40 What’s This Thing?

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#41 A Friend Found This On A Walk. Anyone Have Any Idea What This Is Specifically?

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#42 What Is This Bug? Found Wondering In My House In Rural Missouri

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#43 I Forgot What This Was Called

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#44 Who’s This Cool Guy With Cool Shoes?

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#45 A Visiting Male Elephant Beetle (Megasoma Elephas)

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#46 Leafrollers With Their Big Ol’ Ears Are Critically Underrated

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#47 Found This Adorable Little Nightmare. What Am I Looking At?

59 Fascinating Insects That Deserve More Appreciation And Less Fear

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#48 Bug Found In South Texas

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#49 Found This Lady

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#50 Lancashire, UK. She Has Style, She Has Grace, She Fell Out Of A Tree And Onto My Face. Whom’st Is This Lil Friend?

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#51 What Is This Next To My Mouth Guard

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#52 Why’s This Guy Looking At Me Like That?

Homie keeps showing up on my balcony in north New Jersey, US.

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#53 Found This Guy In Shop Trying To Help Rotate Some Tires

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#54 This Guy Just Bit Me. Do I Need To Go To The Hospital? It Sure Feels Like I Do

Mowing the lawn when I felt what felt like a blowtorch to my toe. Looked down to see this lil dude. I know he was just protecting himself so I put him back in the grass. I’m just wondering when the pain will go away or if I need to go to a hospital for like an anti-venom or something.

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#55 What Is This? I Found It On My Neck. Im From Philippines

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#56 My Son’s Friend Found A Spider And Is Keeping It As A Pet! What Is This And Is It Dangerous? South Louisiana

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#57 Found This Crazy Looking Bug On My Car, Any Idea What It Is?

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#58 Found In Northeast USA, So Beautiful Just Wondering What Type It Is

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#59 My Kid Found This Caterpillar

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