What Are Insect Items Worth?
23 items tagged “insect” — sorted by value, from most to least expensive.
Magicicada septendecim
Magicicada septendecim is a preserved specimen of the 17-year periodical cicada, also known as the Pharaoh cicada or great marsh cicada, commonly sold as an insect collectible.
Quesada gigas
Quesada gigas is an unmounted specimen of the giant clearwing cicada from Peru, sold as a collectible insect for entomology enthusiasts.
Tosena splendida
Tosena splendida is a strikingly beautiful blue-green cicada species native to Thailand, commonly sold as a preserved insect specimen for collectors.
Stick Insect
A master of camouflage that looks exactly like a twig or branch
Grasshopper
A jumping insect that can leap 20 times its body length
Cricket
A chirping insect whose song is produced by rubbing its wings together
Cicada
An insect famous for spending years underground before emerging en masse
Termite
A social insect that builds enormous mounds and plays a crucial role in decomposition
Leafcutter Ant
Farming ants that cultivate fungus gardens, the only non-human agricultural society
Ant
Social insects that form complex colonies, collectively outweighing all humans on Earth
Dung Beetle
An insect that navigates using the Milky Way, rolling balls of dung across the savanna
Hercules Beetle
One of the strongest animals relative to body size, able to lift 850 times its own weight
Luna Moth
A striking lime-green moth with long tail-like hindwings, found in North America
Atlas Moth
One of the largest moths in the world, with a wingspan up to 12 inches
Praying Mantis
A predatory insect known for its distinctive prayer-like posture and ambush hunting
Ladybug
A small beetle beloved by gardeners for eating aphids and other pests
Firefly
A beetle that produces bioluminescent light, lighting up summer nights
Dragonfly
An ancient insect that has existed for over 300 million years, a masterful aerial predator
Bumblebee
A fuzzy social bee important for pollinating wild plants and crops
Honeybee
A social insect essential for pollinating crops, producing honey and beeswax