Ugly Bug Contest 2014
The votes are in, and the public has decided. Congratulations Astonishing Treehopper, you are the 2014 Ugly Bug Contest winner!
All the ugly bugs wanted to save the city and your votes made it a close race. But with all the votes in and counted, the Astonishing Treehopper has won by a wing! The graph above shows our winner in the lead, with two other bugs, Sparsus and Waspique, close behind.
Click on the images below to uncover the identities of the 2014 contestants.
2014 Ugly Bug Contest winner, Astonishing Treehopper (Membracidae).
2014 Ugly Bug Contest Poster (PDF)
Learn more about insects...
Big, Big Bugs - Prehistoric Insects
Be Part of
Ask A Biologist
By volunteering, or simply sending us feedback on the site. Scientists, teachers, writers, illustrators, and translators are all important to the program. If you are interested in helping with the website we have a Volunteers page to get the process started.