Phase 3 · Annual EventWild Files Bracket
Apex Outlaw of 2026.
64 bugs. Six rounds. One winner. The annual Wild Files bracket — March Madness for the most-wanted bugs on Earth. Voting opens November. Champion gets a permanent badge on its file.
Voting opens November 2026
The seeded field — current Apex Outlaws
11 confirmedThe bracket field draws from the top tier of the Six Legs Score™. Apex Outlaws (90+) are pre-seeded; high-scoring Outlaws (75–89) compete for the remaining spots. As more files publish, the field deepens.
1
Atlantic Horseshoe Crab
Limulus polyphemus
96Six Legs
2
Pine Processionary Caterpillar
Thaumetopoea pityocampa
94Six Legs
3
Bullet Ant
Paraponera clavata
92Six Legs
4
Giant Asian Honey Bee
Apis dorsata
92Six Legs
5
Migratory Locust
Locusta migratoria
92Six Legs
6
New World Screwworm Fly
Cochliomyia hominivorax
92Six Legs
7
Six-Eyed Sand Spider
Sicarius hahni
91Six Legs
8
Oriental Rat Flea
Xenopsylla cheopis
91Six Legs
9
Red Imported Fire Ant
Solenopsis invicta
90Six Legs
10
Cactus Moth
Cactoblastis cactorum
90Six Legs
11
Chigoe Flea (Jigger)
Tunga penetrans
90Six Legs
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