Assassin Bug
The moment this little guy received a name, they rocketed to the top of the cool list. Assassin is one of the coolest professions, and words, around. And just when everybody was forgetting how cool they were, we got John Wick to remind us. The name is deserved too, because this dope little nightmare injects its prey with a toxin that liquefies its insides and then it sucks them out like they’re a lil’ box of coconut water. Dope.
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Cuckoo Wasp
Cuckoo Wasps check every box needed to place high on the Cool Bug List. First off: cool name. It sounds like a nickname a mentally unhinged boxer might have. Second: Looks cool. These things are blue and iridescent and generally look like they’d drop rare loot if you killed them in an RPG. Third: doesn’t sting me and give me ouchies like regular wasps. Look, sorry I hit your nest with a brick but you guys are overreacting!