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Most dominant insect if human sized?
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:23 pm
I am going with ants. The organization, teamwork and strength. We would all be fricked if they were human sized. The Queen, Drones, Workers and Soldier ants. Can you imagine a human sized leaf cutter ant, tearing off a 10' x 10' section of aluminum siding off and just walking away with it?
Who ya got?
Who ya got?
This post was edited on 9/9/25 at 3:26 pm
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Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:25 pm to nealnan8
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:28 pm to nealnan8
A giant flea would be hard to contend with
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:28 pm to AmosMosesAndTwins
Praying Mantis has my vote. Those front arms would be devastating. 
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:29 pm to AmosMosesAndTwins
THEM is a great movie. Scared me as a kid.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:29 pm to oleheat
Flea as mentioned above
If they were human size they could jump roughly 900 feet or so
If they were human size they could jump roughly 900 feet or so
This post was edited on 9/9/25 at 3:31 pm
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:29 pm to AmosMosesAndTwins
that movie scared the crap out of me as a kid... 
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:30 pm to nealnan8
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:31 pm to nealnan8
I would agree with ants. Organized numbers makes up for any deficiency with a one vs one comparison.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:31 pm to oleheat
Could you imagine human sized June bugs and their dumbasses bumping into every light source imaginable and plunging us back into darkness?
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:32 pm to UptownJoeBrown
quote:
Organized numbers makes up for any deficiency with a one vs one comparison.
same with bees
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:33 pm to AmosMosesAndTwins
Dung Beetles would be amazingly strong if human sized with their exoskeleton providing protection.
Do venomous insects become exponentially more venomous in this scenario of size increase? If so some of those hornets could be an issue
Do venomous insects become exponentially more venomous in this scenario of size increase? If so some of those hornets could be an issue
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:34 pm to nealnan8
Well, I saw that dragonfly thread. But ants may be right due to organization.
Bees?
Termites?
ETA: WASPS
Bees?
Termites?
ETA: WASPS
This post was edited on 9/9/25 at 3:35 pm
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:36 pm to nealnan8
From ChatGPT
1. Praying Mantis
Why: Apex ambush predator. Its forelegs would impale you instantly, and it would start eating before you were dead.
Abilities: 180° head swivel, 3D vision, lightning reflexes.
Survival odds: 1/10 — you won’t even see it coming.
2.Giant Centipede (Scolopendra)
Why: Already hunts birds, bats, and small mammals. Human-sized, it would sprint at you, inject venom, and coil you in its legs.
Abilities: Lightning-fast, venomous, armored.
Survival odds: 2/10 — maybe if you’re in a tank.
3. Army Ants (as a swarm)
Why: Coordination is everything. Human-sized army ants would dismantle entire cities. Their jaws can slice through flesh and bone.
Abilities: Hive mind, endless numbers, unstoppable once moving.
Survival odds: 0/10 — you don’t fight, you just run.
1. Praying Mantis
Why: Apex ambush predator. Its forelegs would impale you instantly, and it would start eating before you were dead.
Abilities: 180° head swivel, 3D vision, lightning reflexes.
Survival odds: 1/10 — you won’t even see it coming.
2.Giant Centipede (Scolopendra)
Why: Already hunts birds, bats, and small mammals. Human-sized, it would sprint at you, inject venom, and coil you in its legs.
Abilities: Lightning-fast, venomous, armored.
Survival odds: 2/10 — maybe if you’re in a tank.
3. Army Ants (as a swarm)
Why: Coordination is everything. Human-sized army ants would dismantle entire cities. Their jaws can slice through flesh and bone.
Abilities: Hive mind, endless numbers, unstoppable once moving.
Survival odds: 0/10 — you don’t fight, you just run.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:37 pm to UptownJoeBrown
SHOOT THE ANTENEEEEEES!
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:44 pm to theCrusher
Posted on 9/9/25 at 3:54 pm to 225rumpshaker
quote:
Do venomous insects become exponentially more venomous in this scenario of size increase?
don't know if the venom itself becomes more toxic, but I would imagine the volume of venom in each sting is increased proportionately to the size growth.
according to AI, it would take approximately 583,333 yellow jackets (at their current size) to roughly equal the size of an average human.
so 1 human sized yellow jacket would inject the rough equivalent of 583,333 normal sized yellow jacket stings.
also according to AI, it would take somewhere around 1,500 stings from yellow jackets to be fatal to a human without allergies to them.
but also imagine the size of that fricking stinger too!
Posted on 9/9/25 at 4:01 pm to nealnan8
Ants are a menace at their current size. Imagine pyramid size fire ant mound
Posted on 9/9/25 at 4:10 pm to nealnan8
Dung Beetle. 50 times the strength of their weight.....
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