7 Awesome Insects To Bug Out Over

The rhinoceros beetle, which gets its name from the hornlike structure on the male's head, is capable of carrying up to 850 times its own body weight.

If you spot a bombardier beetle, look out! When threatened, the bug shoots stinky, boiling-hot liquid out of its rear end at a distance of up to 8 inches.

Is it a bird? A bat? No, it's the Atlas moth, who has a wingspan wider than a dinner plate—the largest moth wings on the planet!

They don't call it a fly for nothing! By beating its wings at over 200 times a second, a fly can pick up speeds faster than you can walk.

When clustered with others on a branch, a tiny thorn bug becomes part of a prickly pack no bird wants a bite of!

It's common to mistake the walking leaf for an actual leaf thanks to its large, feathery wings. This clever camouflage provides protection from potential predators.

The Goliath beetle weighs about as much as a quarter-pound hamburger, making it one of the heaviest bugs on earth.