Top 15 Weirdest Insects in the World

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Planthopper

Facts

• Scientific name: Pyrops candealaria
• Habitat: Vietnam, Hong Kong, Laos, Thailand

Appearance

Always a crowbar on hand

The pyrops candealaria planthopper is extraordinarily colorful and cute, even if its long thin snout seems a little strange. Does it have a purpose? Yes! The snout works like a little crowbar, lifting up bark from trees. This exposes the tasty sap that the insect eats.

Planthopper - Photo: apiguide/Shutterstock

• Table of Contents:
• 0. Introduction
• 1. Peacock Spider
• 2. Puss Moth
• 3. Planthopper
• 4. Giant Silk Moth
• 5. Bush Cricket
• 6. Rainbow Scarab Beetle
• 7. Feather Horned Beetle
• 8. Hummingbird Hawk-Moth
• 9. Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillar
• 10. Scorpion Fly
• 11. Elephant Hawk-Moth Caterpillar
• 12. Giraffe Weevil
• 13. Cionus Hortulanus Weevil
• 14. Flannel Moth
• 15. Treehopper