Yes, we did it – we’ve checked under the Internet’s rug and found some interesting bugs, insects, caterpillars, arachnids, and their kin that’ll make you go ‘awwww’ instead of ‘ewwww’ upon inspecting the cute photos.
But, really, who could’ve thought that bugs can be as cute as this? In my book, they were the lurkers of dark corners, creeping up your arm with their fragile-yet-nightmarish legs, seeing a bazillion you’s with their segmented eyes, destined for horror movie fame, inspecting the crevasses of your nostrils with their mandibles in your sleep.
But now, the tables have turned, and out of the seedy corners and straight into the rays of sunshine do cute bugs go. Don’t believe me? Well, just check out our list, which is full of the cutest insects and bugs ever – it might change your mind, too!
Regular bugs do cute bug stuff, like possibly waving at you with their tiny legs (no mandibles here!), leaving adorable trails on your dewy car, or adorning your sweater like the fanciest brooch. Then there are exotic bugs so inherently charming that they were added to this list purely because they exist.
We’re talking about the Picasso bug, the Orchid Mantis, the Red-Nose Lanternfly, and many others whose names are both descriptive and baffling at the same time. And after all, with ten quintillion (that’s nineteen zeros – 10,000,000,000,000,000,000) bugs on earth, it’s a tough job to give each colorful bug an equally adorable name.
Now, lovebugs, and those who love bugs, stretch your fingers, prepare your cutest grin, and scroll down below. Even a bug-hater will find these colorful, smooth, shiny, or fluffy and soft bugs at least a tiny bit adorable, we promise! So, pick the not-so-creepy crawlies you’ve treasured the most, give them your votes, and share your insights with us, wanna-be entomologists!
#1 Made A New Friend
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#2 A Bumblebees Butt And Lil Legs Hanging Out Of A Flower
#3 Dragonfly With A Face
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#4 I Found A Jumping Spider In A Makeup Brush Today
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#5 My BF’s House Is Full Of Little Rosy Maple Moths
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#6 Eww!! Bugs Can’t Be Adorab…. Never Mind
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#7 This Moth My Neighbor’s Dog Found
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#8 The Orchid Mantis
Beautiful specimens such as this are rare because their color makes them hard to see in the rain forest, which is why they are colored as such.
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#9 I Realize This Is Unconventional, But Please Give It A Chance. Introducing: The Central American Puppy Spider! Only 2 Mm Full Grown
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#10 Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar Pretending To Be A Snake
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#11 My Silkworm Hatched From It’s Cocoon Today And Became A Tiny Teddy-Bear Bug
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#12 Lady Bug Made A Trail In The Morning Dew On My Car
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#13 Hand Fed A Bumblebee
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#14 Found A Bunch Of Tiny Grasshoppers While I Was Surveying A Corn Field. They’re So Cute
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#15 Saw This Little Guy At The Shooting Range Today
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#16 Landed On My Friend And Hung For A While, Tried To Square Up Too. Found Near Water In The Willamette Valley, OR
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#17 Found This Guy In Iran
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#18 Found This Little Jumping Spider Peeking Out From His House
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#19 Little Moth Says “Yo”
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#20 So I Heard My Mom Screaming About A Spider In Her Room. Simply Terrifying
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#21 This Cute Buff Ermine Moth
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#22 A Lot Of Mantis Species Are Cute But In My Eyes Nothing Can Quite Beat Eremiaphila SP. It’s A Very Small Desert Mantis That Looks Like It’s Straight Out Of A Disney Cartoon!
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#23 Mississippi, Looks Like A Baby Praying Mantis
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#24 In AZ, Found Battling My Cat So I Moved It
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#25 Poodle Moth
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#26 Check Out This Moth
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#27 This Purely Golden Bee Landed On My Car Today
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#28 This Moth I Spotted
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#29 A Weevil From My Backyard, I Love Weevils So Much
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#30 Them Big Ol Peepers
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