Insect World Records: Biggest, Fastest, Strongest

Longest: Phryganistria chinensis stick insect at 35 cm. Heaviest: Goliath beetle larvae at 100 grams. Fastest: Dragonflies at 36 km/h.

Strongest: Dung beetles pulling 1,141 times body weight. Loudest: Cicadas at 100 dB. Most painful sting: Bullet ant.

Largest swarm: Desert locust swarms of 80 million per sq km. Largest eyes: Dragonfly with 30,000 facets per eye. Longest migration: Painted lady butterfly at 15,000+ km. Oldest unchanged: Cockroaches at 350 million years. Insects hold more extreme records than any other animal group..