No matter the medium, bugs have always induced fear in a large portion of the population. The world of Pokémon is no different as many aspiring trainers become stricken by fear at the sight of their first bug-type pokémon. Whether they're aggressive or not doesn't matter, as the fear of bugs is most often based solely on the appearance of them. Let's take a look at the 10 most terrifying big-type pokémon and rank them based on the amount of fear they'd likely induce if they existed in real life.

10 Golisopod

Golisopod falls into the camp of bugs who are a lot scarier looking than they are dangerous. It is known as a wimpy pokémon who's more of a facade than it is an actual threat. It may be all bark and no bite, but man is that bark pretty effective. It looks less like an insect-based on another real-life creature and more so like the final boss in the third act of a Men In Black film. The scariest insects, bugs, and spiders are the ones who look more alien than they do native Earth animals.

9 Karrablast

Most of the pokémon on this list are final evolutions as those tend to be the most intimidating and largest bugs around. Karrablast is scary in the same way that ticks are. You're more worried about the diseases its carrying and how they can quickly become unmanageable and ruin your daily life. Karrablast also seems to have an aggressive nature which means it's much more likely to attack you in comparison to more docile creatures who just so happen to be scarier looking than the Karrablast.

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8 Beedrill

Bees and wasps are some of the most commonly feared bugs and insects and are only 2nd to the arachnids known as spiders. At their largest bees and wasps can be inches in length, but in the land of Pokémon, there are bee-type creatures with drill-like hands coming in at over 3 feet in height. As far as we know there are no bee-related allergies in Kanto, but if they do exist hopefully those kids never come across a Beedrill in the wild. The government could also limit how many Weedle's could be evolved.

7 Galvantula

On the surface, Galvantula is a pretty adorable pokémon. The problem for it is that it's facing the bias of being a spider. Whether it's a daddy long-leg or a black widow, many humans have a natural aversion to the eight-legged freaks. The fear can be so irrational that is doesn't matter what the spider looks like or what its levels of aggression are. You add on to the fact that Galvantula can also electrocute its threats and its just an added layer of why trainers avoid them whenever they can.

6 Yanmega

If someone told you that they found dragonflies terrifying you'd likely laugh at them, but ultimately understand it despite them coming off as more annoying than threatening. Now, if you lived in the world of Pokémon and came across Yanmega you might develop the fear as well. Not only is Yanmega an ancient dragonfly, but it also happens to be over 6 feet long. If you've ever heard how loud a dragonfly's wings can be, imagine that being amplified by over 1000 times as a Yanmega swoops down and steals your cat.

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5 Durant

Ants aren't necessarily the most fear-inducing bugs, but they're the type of creature who only becomes scarier with size. Not only is Durant a 1' 0" ant, but its virtually made of steel. The Earth is already home to an ant who has a bite that can send a human into excruciating pain, now imagine if its mandibles were made of steel? The pain Durant could deliver is likely something a trainer never wants to endure. No wonder children aren't allowed to explore the wilds until they have a pokémon to protect them.

4 Scolipede

Scolipede with a Pikachu riding its back in the Pokemon anime

The Discovery channel releases documentaries that explore the world of prehistoric nature and showcase some of the creatures that used to roam the land. The ones that get people worked up are the millipedes and centipedes who used to be the size of large dogs. Pokémon decided that wasn't enough and introduced Scolipede who's based on those ancient bugs and inspired by Alice in Wonderland. Oh, it also happens to be over 8 feet in length, which makes trainer's skin crawl.

3 Ariados

Ariados moving at rapid speeds in front of a green background.

Ariados falls in line with Galvantula in terms of being a spider-based pokémon. The difference between them is that Ariados is a bit more dangerous looking and has a fake face on its thorax. The great thing about Ariados though is that it clearly expresses through visual feedback that it should be avoided at all costs. Its body is made up of bright colors and the face on its thorax is meant to warn predators. Its pre-evolution Spinarak is adorable, so maybe the plan is to just never evolve the little guy and live happily ever after.

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2 Buzzwole

Most bug-type pokémon are feared due to their level of creepiness and freakish behavior, but few are terrifying simply due to size and ability. Buzzwole is the type of creature you know you'd lose to given the unfortunate circumstance where you'd have to defend yourself from it. It looks like a world-class bodybuilder who could likely bench a Snorlax. That being said, its impressive muscle mass could be a front and its simply a facade used to protect itself from threats of all shapes and sizes.

1 Parasect

An initial glance at Parasect would lead naive trainers to believe it's simply a crab-type creature with a mushroom growing on its back. Nothing is terrifying about that on the surface until you realized that the fungus is controlling the creature it's on top of. The scariest thing is that these type of fungi aren't some weird science fiction creation but exist in the real world. They're known as ophiocordyceps and if they evolve to be able to control human minds it will be the end of the world as we know it.

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