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Giant Insects

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Nibbles Woodaway
Providence, RI
Nibbles Woodaway is modeled after a blue termite. He was installed in 1980 and refurbished in 2002. He is made of steel and fiberglass and weighs two tons. He is nine feet tall, 58 feet long, with 40 foot long wings and seven foot long antennae. The statue is perched on the roof of New England Pest Control right next to I-95 and is surely responsible for more than a few fender-benders. He is dressed up for various holidays. For the 4th of July, he wears a red, white and blue hat. For the Christmas holidays, he is wrapped with blue bulbs and is disguised as Rudolph the Red-nose Reindeer. He wears antlers and has a flashing red nose. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Terminix Bug
Austin, TX
This Terminix Bug, aka Willie N. Festus, was created in the 1960s. It originally revolved on top of the a Terminix Pest Control sign. The statue has been moved a few times. It is now located at Threadgills South. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Killer Bee
Hidalgo, TX
This Killer Bee was created in 1992 to commemorate Hidalgo's killer bee invasion in 1990. The statue is 20 feet long and 10 feet tall. It was created by FAST which is responsible for most of the giant fiberglass statues scattered around the country. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Beehive
Salt Lake City, UT
This Beehive sculpture was created by a local artist and installed in 2006. The beehive is a symbol of Mormonism and Salt Lake City, representing thrift and industry. The sculpture was one of the winners in a "Flying Objects" public art project. It is installed here next to a Rocket-Powered Cow.

Fighting Seabee
Davisville, RI
The Fighting Seabee statue was built in the 1950s. It is 11 feet tall and made of steel. The bee holds a submachine gun, two hammers, and two pipe wrenches. The statue is located in front of the Seabee Museum and Memorial Park. It was restored in 2008. For more, see this website.

Praying Mantis
Ferrellton, PA		 Praying Mantis
Columbus, OH
The Ferrellton Praying Mantis is about nine feet tall. He has been here since around 1965 when there was another business here. He now stands outside the Second Time Around Antiques Store. The statue, nicknamed "Survivor", is dressed up for the holidays. He was created by James Sidwell who made other praying mantis statues for mini golf courses and places like Dinosaur Land in White Post, VA. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

The Columbus Praying Mantis, nicknamed Annabelle, is 15 by 11 feet. The steel sculpture was created by Pat Belisle and Chris Saylor. It installed at the Ohio State University Phenology Garden in 2009.

Hercules Beetle
Colorado Springs, CO
This Hercules Beetle was built in 1958 for the May Natural History Museum. It is 17 feet long and nine feet tall and made of fiberglass and steel. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.

Cockroach
Akron, OH		 Grasshopper
Kaleva, MI
This Cockroach is 10 feet long and made of metal. It is mounted on the side of TNT Exterminating's building. The company was founded in 1936. This bug, inspired by Providence's Termite (see above), was created in 1996. It was created by John Comunale. For more, see their website.

The Grasshopper, officially named "The Farmer's Nightmare", is 18 feet long and 10 feet tall. It was created from recycled metal in 2000 by local students. The sculpture commemorates St. Urho's expulsion of the grasshoppers from Finland (Kaleva was founded by Finnish settlers). There is a statue of St. Urho in Menahga, MN.

Mosquito
Cambridge, MD		 Ladybugs
Milwaukee, WI		 Spider
Austin, TX
This Mosquito is about 15 feet long and six feet tall. It was made of wire, appropriately enough by the Maryland Wirebelts Company. The sign was previously in Church Creek, MD and was moved when the factory relocated here.

These Ladybugs adorn the building which houses the Ladybug Club. This nightclub opened in 2005. The ladybugs are lit up at night. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

This Spider sculpture is 23 feet tall. Entitled "Arachnophilla", it was created by Dixie Fried Gay and installed in 2008.

Cootie
Shenandoah Caverns, VA
This Cootie statue is a reproduction of the children's toy. The statue is 15 feet tall and was originally a float in the 1975 Macy's Day Thanksgiving parade. After that, the statue was installed at the Capitol Children's Museum in DC. That museum closed in 2004 and was moved to American Celebration on Parade. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

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Ant (Pomfret, CT) [gone]
Praying Mantis (Kawaihae, HI)
Praying Mantis (Kingville, MO)
Mosquito (Komarno, Manitoba; Canada)
Honey Bee (Fahler, Ontario; Canada)
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