Bugs may have fangs, stingers and howling star-spawn faces, but at least humans have the size advantage, right?

5 Grubs

This hulking dinosaur maggot is the grub of the Hercules beetle, which can be found squirming in and around piles of rotting wood down in Central and South America. It can grow up to 4-and-a-half inches long, leaving it sufficient room in its abdomen to digest your nightmares.

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They then crawl into your ear and regurgitate them back into your mind as you sleep.

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Even in its larval state, Hercules beetles wield sizable jaws and can remain in this form for up to two years, making them a perfect starter pet for toddlers, if your parenting skills are the living personification of a Vincent Price character. They're so reclusive that they usually require an ultraviolet light to even locate, should you be the type of person who requires this piece of information.