Gizmodo: insect

Large Insect Crashes Air Force Missile Truck

Jesus Diaz — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:09:00 EDT

Surprisingly, this is not the first time a US Air Force missile truck has crashed this year. However, it's probably the first time they should think about calling SHIELD or Godzilla to fight the villian behind it: "A large insect."

According to the USAF, the driver lost control of the truck because a "large insect" landed on the driver's back. The truck was hauling Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile parts from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota. Fortunately—and unlike other recent incidents that originated at the Minot Air Force base—the crash didn't involve any nuclear warheads. Or an attack by Mothra, for that matter. [Danger Room]

PlayStation 1 Turned Into a Light-Detecting Insect Robot

Jason Chen — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:30:54 EDT

Harold Ilano was tired of playing Final Fantasies Seven through Nine on his PS1, so what did he do? He took the thing apart, salvaged its innards, and made a robot insect out of it. Not only does it have light sensors in order to follow light sources, it looks freaks out Mrs. Harold Ilano, who hates bugs with a passion. Just kidding. Nobody who builds something like this has a wife. [Streettech via Make via Technabob]

Kabuto: Metal Insect Toys

Noah R — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 13:35:31 EST

Fans of meccano might enjoy this — a series of aluminium insect model kits to create your very own army of terror with which to send out and conquer the planet whilst you sit back stroking a luxurious cigar and smoking a fine white cat. Alas, these model kits don t feature motorised parts, but they do look rather menacing nonetheless. Japan has something of an obsession with large insects and a popular pastime for many elementary schoolchildren in Japan is collecting stag beetles in the forest and making them fight each other — which was the inspiration behind Pokemon. These metal renditions are a nice way for older generations to rekindle some of their childhood, and could definitely act as an attractive paperweight or bludgeoning tool.

Aluminium Insect Model Kits [Product Page]
Photo Gallery: Creating A Kabuto Beetle [Livedoor]