Yes, we did it - we've checked under the Internet's rug and found some 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 to 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 full of the cutest insects and bugs ever - it might change your mind, too!
There are regular bugs doing 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, Red-Nose Lanternfly, and many others whose names are both really 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 and shiny, or fluffy and soft bugs at least a tiny bit adorable, we promise! So, pick the not-so-creepy crawlies that you've treasured the most, give them your votes, and share your insights with us, wanna-be entomologists!
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Made A New Friend
A Bumblebees Butt And Lil Legs Hanging Out Of A Flower
Dragonfly With A Face
I Found A Jumping Spider In A Makeup Brush Today
My BF’s House Is Full Of Little Rosy Maple Moths
It has the same colours as the elephant hawk moth we get in the uk. cb09293759...e1ff0c.jpg 
Eww!! Bugs Can’t Be Adorab.... Never Mind
This Moth My Neighbor's Dog Found
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.
I Realize This Is Unconventional, But Please Give It A Chance. Introducing: The Central American Puppy Spider! Only 2 Mm Full Grown
Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar Pretending To Be A Snake
My Silkworm Hatched From It's Cocoon Today And Became A Tiny Teddy-Bear Bug
Lady Bug Made A Trail In The Morning Dew On My Car
Found A Bunch Of Tiny Grasshoppers While I Was Surveying A Corn Field. They're So Cute
Saw This Little Guy At The Shooting Range Today
Landed On My Friend And Hung For A While, Tried To Square Up Too. Found Near Water In The Willamette Valley, OR
Found This Guy In Iran
Found This Little Jumping Spider Peeking Out From His House
So I Heard My Mom Screaming About A Spider In Her Room. Simply Terrifying
This Cute Buff Ermine Moth
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!
Mississippi, Looks Like A Baby Praying Mantis
In AZ, Found Battling My Cat So I Moved It
Check Out This Moth
This Purely Golden Bee Landed On My Car Today
This Moth I Spotted
A Weevil From My Backyard, I Love Weevils So Much
This Bumblebee Carried Youngster On His Back
Cute Little Green Grocer, He Looked Velvety Soft
I Met A Cute Little Mantis Last Night
Cute Moth I Rescued From A Screened In Room At My Nursery In Central FL
That looks like a polyphemus moth. Thank you for saving this little guy.
I Think It’s Time For A New Artwork
Tiny Bright Red Bug Found On A Hike On A Mountain In Northern Taiwan
Cute Little Spider
Found A Cute Jumping Spider Today At The Gardening Store
Fuzzy Little Moth
This Is Frank, The Jumping Spider That Eats Our House Flies For Us
My Orchid Mantis Is Cute As A Button
One Of My Hissing Roaches Molted And Looks Like An Adorable Cartoon Character
Cubaris Jupiter Quickly Becoming One Of My Favorite Pet Isopods
The Eggs Of The Green Shield Bug (Palomena Prasina) Look Like Emojis
Found In Gorakhpur India
Could be a robber fly and they are harmless. Horseflies are larger and have a wider abdomen and deer flies have very dramatic markings on their wings - more like flying triangles.
I Was Told You All Would Like My Polite, Six-Legged Daughter!
It’s Kind Of Orangish-Yellow And A Little Fluffy. It Looks Like Some Kind Of Beetle To Me. Found In North-Eastern Germany
Hello Friends
Regal Walnut Moth
This Little Guy Is Climbing
Here's One Of My Isopods. He Seems Angry, But Was Just Hungry
Cute Male Carpenter Bee
Cute Jumper
Cute until it jumps at you. Then I turn into a child and run. Every time. So embarrassing.
Adorable Rosy Maple Moth I Found Today
Found When I Went To Pick Up My Highlighter. Little White Bug With Dark Spots, Sitting On End Of Highlighter. Central Florida
I Have This Image In My Phone For Years
Two Cute Lady Bugs
I haven't seen these in years. Where I live they released thousands of something that looks like a ladybug but they're orange with lots of tiny black spots. They did it to kill off some kind of pest. Don't mess with Mother Nature. They killed off all the ladybugs.
Did A Little Photo Shoot With A Friend
Long-Armed Scarab
Weird Blonde Fly With Bright Green Eyes Found On Rottnest Island, WA
One Of My Dubias, Freshly Molted So We Could See Its Cute Little Face!
Hello, Is It Me You're Looking For? I Can See It In Your Eyes... Wild Evarcha In New Mexico Garden
Moths can be pretty, and there's just something cute about jumping spiders. The big eyes? The way they move? The shorter, thicker legs? The way they observe you? Probably a combination of all of those.
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Moths can be pretty, and there's just something cute about jumping spiders. The big eyes? The way they move? The shorter, thicker legs? The way they observe you? Probably a combination of all of those.
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