We pretend as though we hate bugs when really we don't mind them that much. Many of them help keep plants alive, add nutrients to the soil, kill uglier bugs and do other beneficial things. Besides that though, their appearance has inspired the designs of many things throughout the years, from cars to fashion. In fact, there are so many bug-inspired gadgets that I was able to make a cluster out of them. Inside this collection of insectified innovations you'll find plenty of pest paraphernalia, even bug-shaped utensils.
If these insectified innovations don't make you love our pesky little friends, I don't know what will.
36 Insectified Innovations
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Insect-Inspired Fashion
Mario Schwab's Beetle Couture
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R/C Insect
The Latest Toy From Mattel
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Bug Inspired Supercars
The Solar Electric ScarabE Car by Goran Marinkovic
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Insect-Inspired Transformer Bikes
Grasshopper Bicycle
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Firefighting Robots
OLE Insect Firefighter
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Cyborg Insects
UC Berkeley Houses Remote Controlled Live Beetles (UPDATE)
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Beetle Inspired Body Armor
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DARPA-Inspired Cyborg Bugs
Dean Christ's Controversial Collection Casts Eye On Warfare
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Bejeweled Cockroach Storage Device is Also a Sparkling Necklace
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Edible Fashionista Bugs
These Marzipan McQueen Insects Pay Homage to the Late Designer
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Remote Control Creepy Crawlers
Battle Beetles
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Metal Beetle Rides
The Trilobyte Vehicle Makes Riding a Steel Bug Look Fun
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Insect Inspired Flight
Igarashi Single Person Helicopter
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Mechanical Bugs
Art by Mike Libby
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Insect Architecture
Helen Nodding Helps Out Bugs With Mini Bridges
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Bug Art
Tiny Glass Insect Sculptures
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Bug-Shaped Microcars
Tiny Toyota Scion iQ Has Big-Wheel Appeal
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Grasshopper Couture
Mary Katrantzou Makes Insect-Like Apparel for Fall 2009
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Beautiful Insect Holders
The Butterfly Jewelry Hanger Will Fly Away With Your Baubles
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Jewelry Bugs
Etsy Artist Crafts Earrings, Necklaces, & Pendants Using Real Insects
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Insect-Embedded Computer Gear
The Green Beetle USB Mouse
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Insect-Shaped Kitchenware
Ant Salt & Pepper Shakers
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Insect Based Robots
The Next Generation of Bots
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Bug-Inspired Cars of the Future
The Insecta
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Fly Earbuds
Insect-Inspired Headphones
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Insectified ATVs
The Electrobite Vehicle Will Make You Bug Out
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Maid Machines
Anna Karmazina Creates a Bathroom-Cleaning Robot
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Insect Turbines
The Green Wavelength xBee Was Inspired by Bumblebees
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Insectitecture
The Black Cloud Pavillion Named After Book, Looks Like a Bug
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Verminspired Vehicles
Bionic Insect Bus Channels Nature for Sleek Style
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Creepy Crawler Furniture
The Insect Chair
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$2,600 Insect Inspired Lamps
The Nymph
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Insect Bling
The Dragonfly Ring Makes a Buggy Statement
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Steel Origami Insects
Foldable Stainless Steel Critters for Your Home
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Insect-Inspired Lighting
The Creepy 'Caterplight' by Bacus Boo
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Insectified Audio Gear
The Vestalife Ladybug iPod Speakers Won't Bug the Listener
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Fighter Jet Supercars, Open Source Eco Cars and Shark-Shaped Hovercraft
Clever Christmas Cupcakes
Cute Mini Cake Inspiration
46 Biketastic Innovations
From Super High-Speed Electric Bicycles to Foldable Bikes
36 Cyberpunk Innovations
From Steampunk Cell Phones to Cyborg Fashion
Bizarre USB Sticks
10 Bizarre Flash Drives For Quirky Gadget Lovers
46 Wind & Air-Powered Innovations
From Personal Wind Turbines to Eco Supercars
30 Monster and Semi Truck Innovations
50 Miniature Masterpieces
From Tiny Village Dioramas to Wee Knitted Creations
14 Features Showing People as Robots
Cyborg Culture Goes From Sci-Fi to the Mainstream
3D Triangle Architecture
DIY Reykjavik Pavilion by Shift Architects Questions Iceland's Futu
Bulky Origami Necklaces
Prismatique Fashion for the Daring
40 Green Power Generators
From Personal Wind Turbines to Ocean Power Plants
Incredible CGI Cyborgs
“Terminator Salvation” Design Art Released
Steampunk Insect Jewelry
‘Kafka Clocks' From Noveau Motley Are Like Mini Shadowboxes
13 Reasons Why Smart Cars Are So Clever
Sci-Fi Origami Dresses
Jessica Alba People's Choice Awards Minidress is Futuristic Fantastic
Insects From Found Objects
Insect Art by Chris Goodwin
Quick Attack Vehicles
The Liam Ferguson Amatoya Offers the Next Level of Firefighting
Real Life Cyborgs
Pierced Metal Mohawks On the Head Of The Flesh Stappling Inventor
Body-Steered Vehicles
RAPPA, a Concept Highway Patrol Vehicle Made to Serve and Protect
32 Beautiful Butterfly Creations
From Frosty Butterfly Baubles to Ethereal Insect Couture
Mini Shoe Replicas
Nike SB Dunk Keychain Has Miniature Branded Foowear
Insect Macro Photography
Beautiful Dragonfly Closeups
Robot Soldiers
UN Peace Robots Make Love, Not War
Folded Metal Furniture
The .ORI Sto Seat Uses Origami-Inspired Techniques for a Creative Chair
Earbuds for Tweens
Budclicks
Miniature Toy Worlds
Re-Ment Makes Ant-Sized Toy Collection That is Big on Detail
Designer Car Tattoos
Ed Hardy Smart Car
Papercut Architecture
Polish Pavilion at Expo 2010 Channels Cultural Tradition
Miniature Reality Photos
Different Cities Around the World Captured Tilt-Shift Style
Mega Wind Turbines
World's Largest Windmills to be Made in the USA
DIY Electric Vehicles
Build Your Own Electric Dream Car With the Trexa EV Platform
Sand Dune Architecture
UAE Pavilion Will Shimmer, Morph and Change Color
Designer Dollhouse Furniture
'Haute Dollhouse' Features Miniature Adler Dioramas for Barbie
Badass Hybrid Supercars
The Capstone Turbine CMT-380 Revolutionizes Electric Vehicles
Woven Metal Furniture
The Basket Bench by Can Onart is Model of Modern Art
Stealthy Wind Turbines
RidgeBlade ridgeline Wind Turbine Has Nearly Invisible Horizontal Design
Wedge-Shaped Minicars
The VW Breathe Aims to Eliminate Delivery Vehicles & Ease Traffic Congestion
Green Transformers
Chiron Concept Transport Carrier Looks Like a Dump Truck
Robot Parkour
Cyborg Scales City in ‘Exploit Yourself' Nike Advertisement
Insect-Inspired Transformer Bikes
Grasshopper Bicycle
Stomach-Churning Desserts
Apocalypse Cakes Concocts Horrifying Culinary Concepts
Inflatable Pavilions
Mass Studies 'Air Forest' Responds to Changing Weather
Nutty Eco Cars
Honda P-NUT Unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show
Bug-Styled Vertical Farms
The Dragonfly in New York City
18 Insect Inspired Designs
Hybrid Trains-Semi Truck
The Silvertip Blade Runner
Wee iPod Speakers
Lecci Earbud-Style Speakers Are Carried Like a Keyring
Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine
Green Power is Blowin' in the Wind
DARPA-Inspired Cyborg Bugs
Dean Christ's Controversial Collection Casts Eye On Warfare
Insect-Inspired Pod Racers
The One-Man Scarab
Mega Compact Eco Cars
Capca
Cute Carrier Cars
CarGo Truck by Adam Schacter is a Compact Delivery Boy
Metallic MJ Tributes
Catalogue Magazine Reflects on Michael Jackson's Iconic Style
Lion-Inspired Eco Cars
The Electric Peugeot 'Leonin' Roars For €18,000
Geeky Finger Accessories
The Power Button Ring Shows Your Devotion to Your Computer
Sparkling Flash Gadgets
Bejeweled USBs
Nuclear Bug Art
Genetically Mutated Insects by Cornelia Hesse-Honneger
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Bejeweled Cockroach Storage Device is Also a Sparkling Necklace
Micro Mini Supercars
Miniature 64th Scale Car Concept Models
Crucifix Flash Drives
Religious USB Necklaces Go From Church to Computer With Ease
Heroic Virtual Vehicles
The GM Car Hero Targets Generation Z Gamers
Butterfly Eyes
Ali Charisma Autumn/Winter 2010 at Fashion Week Hong Kong
Undercover Eco Cars
The OneTicket Car Has Invisible Solar Panels
Accessories Made of Real Nature
Perfectly Preserved Flowers and Butterflies by BelaBrazilia
Rockstar Cakes
The Guitar Hero Concert Cake is Rock'n'roll-Licious
Bedazzled Bugs
Eva Mendes Loves Cartier's Jeweled Pests
Sneaker Necklaces
Supra Skytop Accessories Metal High-Tops for Fall 2009
Insect Inspired Flight
Igarashi Single Person Helicopter
Origami Menus
These 3D Paper Art Menus are Delicate, Useful & Beautiful
Urban Pick-Up Trucks of 2010
The Pontiac G8 ST
Bright Butterfly Eyelashes
Lily Alden's Makeup is a Manga Masterpiece
Origami Wall Decals
The PEGA Wall Stickers Add 3D Charm to Any Home
Metal Mustaches
Tom Selleck-Worthy Whiskers for Clean-Shaven Faces
Miniature Prophylactics
0.6" Condom Produced to Promote Safe Sex
15 Beautiful Butterfly Designs
Water-Collecting Wind Turbines
Stylish "Eol'eau" Stores Green Energy and Rain
Fashion Designer USBs
Bags and Heart-Shaped Flashdrives to Launch YSL Manifesto SS09
Frosty Butterfly Baubles
Flutter by Paspaley is a Jewelry Collection for Nature Lovers
iPhone Robot Brains
An Interactive Robot Plays, Learns & Dances Thanks to an iPhone Cranium
Bug Art
Tiny Glass Insect Sculptures
Adhesive iPod Speakers
Sleek, Portable Sound That Sticks
Bug-Infested Art Ceilings
'Heaven of Delight' Created From 1.6 Million Jeweled Beetles
Auto-Pilot Eco Cars
Christian Forg's 'Speedway' Will Travel On Magnetic Highways
USB Replacement Fingers
Finnish Techie Has Handy Device Embedded In Prosthetic
Bone-Shaped Rings
The Organic Looking Edgar Lopez Jimenez Jewelry Collection
iPod Dock Bots
iPod-Playing Assemblage Robot Sculpture by Lipson Robotics is Retro Rad
Rough Cut Diamond Rings
Rng Comes With Three Interchangeable Stones
Metallic Shoes
Doc Martens Teams Up With Raf Simons to Make Reflective Footwear
Fly-Eating Robots
Carniverous Clock Helps Solve Pest Problems
Boxy Origami Shoes
Andreia Chaves' Shoe Concepts are Bold Artistic Statements
Cyborg Prosthetics for Humans
The Eye-Mounted Webcam
Portable iPod Speakers
Zumreed's Drop Speaker Lets You Make a Splash Without the Worry
Cyborg Firefighter Armor
'PyroPack' Makes Firemen Look Like "RoboCop"
Sweet Beefcakes
10 Cake Steaks
Molecular Nanobots
Two Legged DNA Walker Robots Are Incredible
State-Themed Jewelry
Han Cholo Makes a Gunmetal Ring to Celebrate L.A.
Molten Metal Fashion
Doo Ri Looks to Earthly Elements for Spring 2010
Welding Wonders
Taking Mundane Metal and Making it Into Steampunk Tablewear
Floating Pavilions
Water Surrounds the Shanghai Expo 2010 French Pavilion
Robot Laser Snakes
The RoboBoa is Next in High-Tech Robotic Toys
Alphabetical Origami
The American Museum of Natutal History's Tree is Decorated With Origami Anima
Robot Racecars
Honda Great Race 2025 Concept is Abnormally Advanced
Ethereal Insect Couture
Butterfly Print Fashions Will Leave You Fluttering in Summer 2009
Miniature Desk Launchers
Wood Trebuchet Kit Lets You Assail Unsuspecting Coworkers
Flying Insect Art
Charlie MacCarthy Captures the Flight Patterns of Bugs
Playful iPod Speakers
Colorful 'Music Ballon' Adds Nerfy Sound to MP3 Players
Eco Rear-Wheel Vehicles
The Aero Sustainable Vehicle Concept is Inspired by Air and Water
Wind-Powered Phone Towers
Helix Wind Turbines Use Wind to Generate a Signal for Your Phone
Sound Systems for Bicycles
Bike iPod Speakers
Wind Turbine Electrical Towers
Wind-it Makes Plans to Combine Energy Producers
Bug-Inspired Cars of the Future
The Insecta
Toilet Paper Origami
This Photo Series of Wiping Methods is Hilarious
Valentine USBs
Heart Necklace Flash Drive Lets You Store Digital Love Letters
Paper Wrapped Vehicles
The Futuristic FastBack Sedan 2017 by Murry Jacob
Butterfly Bonets
Vogue Nippon Show How to Become ‘Lady Nature' for June 2009
Cute Computer Gadgets
The Super Kid USB 4-Port Hub
Greek Chic Accessories
The Natalia Brilli Spring 2010 Collection Visits Ancient Cultures
Angry Design
Fiat Bugster at 2009 Brazil Auto Show
Networking Neckties
Dialog05 ‘Business Class' USB Tie
Construction Cyborgs
Kaputt.R Demolition Robot is a Destructive Demon
Microcontrolled Insects
Remote Controlled Beatles Are Part Living, Part Robot.
Chinese Lantern Tigers
The Giant Digital Origami Tigers Ring in the New Year
$2,600 Insect Inspired Lamps
The Nymph
High-Fiving Robots
Ken Lim's Guardian Robot Monitors Your Twitter Feed, Emotes Accordingly
Centipede-Inspired Furniture
'Psyche Lounge' by Dima Loginoff
Morbid Hand Washing
Miniature Tombstone Soaps Will Dampen Your Mood
Creased Seating
The Origami Chair Mimics the Folds of the Traditional Paper Craft
Crumb-Eating Robots
The 'MO' Inspired by WALL-E Movie Dusts Away Desk Dirt
Fiber Optic Pavilions
Thomas Heatherwick Creates Glowing Architecture for Shanghai Expo
Lego Caketoppers
The Nerd Wedding of Lauren and Nick Makes Geeks Everywhere Drool
Spiderman Robots
Tmsuk T-34 Robot Shoots Nets and Makes You Its Prey
Ring Pop Erasers
'Eraser+ing' by AHead Creative Co Blends Bling and Office Supplies
Funny Eco Vehicles
The Yamaha Giggle is Sure to Make You Smile
Rodent Rescuer
Rat-like Scratchbot Robot Navigates Using 'Whiskers'