Whether they give you the creepy-crawlies or get you as giddy as an entomologist, insects and arachnids are arguably the most humble of the animal world—and we usually quite literally give them the boot. In times past, myth and legend have spun fantastical stories around our skittering friends. Below are 10 insects and arachnids that have received the mythical treatment.
10. Mosquitoes
In Buddhist lore, mosquitoes are the jerks of the spiritual world. Lafcadio Hearn’s Kwaidan talks about how Buddhists believe that the pervasive bloodsucker is the spiritual reincarnation of the wicked of the Earth. A Vietnamese folk tale also tells of the origins of the mosquito. According to the tale, a young man desired to resurrect his dead wife, a vain women to whom he had been devoted. After making a deal with a genie to bring her back from the dead, the young man used three drops of his blood to revive her…
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