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Apex Outlaws — The Six Legs Score Hall of Fame

Every bug that scored 90 or above. The most-wanted board, ranked.

The Six Legs Score™ is the Wild Pest's proprietary 0-100 rating of bug wildness — a composite of biology, strangeness, human impact, cultural prominence, and visual drama. The bugs below cleared 90, the threshold for Apex Outlaw status. Sheriff Six-Legs has personally signed off on every one. Read the file, vote with your nightmares.

  1. Peacock Mantis Shrimp
    1

    Peacock Mantis Shrimp

    Odontodactylus scyllarus

    87Six Legs

    Sees 12 colors. Punches at 50 mph with a sun-temperature flash.

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  2. Bullet Ant
    2

    Bullet Ant

    Paraponera clavata

    92Six Legs

    Tops the world's pain index with a 24-hour wave of fire.

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  3. Yellow Fever Mosquito
    3

    Yellow Fever Mosquito

    Aedes aegypti

    81Six Legs

    More human kills than every war. Six millimeters of historical body count.

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  4. Human Botfly
    4

    Human Botfly

    Dermatobia hominis

    87Six Legs

    Hires the mosquito to deliver eggs. Hatches under your skin.

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  5. Deathstalker Scorpion
    5

    Deathstalker Scorpion

    Leiurus quinquestriatus

    87Six Legs

    Venom $39M per gallon. Lights up brain tumors during surgery.

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  6. Asian Giant Hornet
    6

    Asian Giant Hornet

    Vespa mandarinia

    86Six Legs

    Decapitates an entire bee colony before lunch.

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