Every bug in buggs.io
buggs.io has 33 bugs, and each one is based on a real animal: insects, spiders, scorpions, a centipede and a millipede, each with its scientific name. They all play by the same rules. What sets them apart is a passive ability, a set of stats and the power-ups each one can carry.
- Rarity runs from common to legendary and is about how a bug is unlocked. It doesn't change how a bug plays.
- A passive is always on. You never fire it, and it never runs out. The Ant's Forager, for example, gets a little more out of all the food it eats.
- Power-ups. Every bug has 5 slots. The 5 core power-ups fit every bug. The rest go only with the traits a bug has from the real animal, such as flying, digging, spinning silk or stinging, so a spider can spin silk and an ant can't. Each card lists what that bug can carry.
- The stats are multipliers, and ×1.00 is the standard bug (the game shows them as percentages: ×1.14 is 114%). Speed and Turn (Agility in the game) are how fast it moves and turns, Bulk is how thick its body is, Growth is how much it gets from food, Boost is how fast it boosts, and Boost drain is what boosting costs (lower is cheaper). Spawn mass is how big it starts.
The bugs are listed the way the game lists them: by rarity, then by name. New to the game? Start with the how to play guide. Every bug also has skins, which change only how it looks: see all 214 skins and 27 trails.
Common bugs are free to play. The others unlock with XP you earn playing online, and some can be unlocked with coins instead. The game shows how to get each one.
Common bugs
Ant Lasius niger
The all-rounder. Cheap, nimble and always hungry.
Passive: Forager. +8% food value from all sources.
Speed ×1.06 · Turn ×1.14 · Bulk ×0.90 · Growth ×1.02 · Boost ×1.02 · Boost drain ×0.95 · Spawn mass 18
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Burrow, Colony Split
Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
A flying boulder. Slow to turn, heavy from the start.
Passive: Bulk. Starts 6 mass heavier; +10% food value from every source.
Speed ×0.96 · Turn ×0.85 · Bulk ×1.22 · Growth ×1.10 · Boost ×1.02 · Boost drain ×1.00 · Spawn mass 24
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Venom Trail, Hyperdash, Barbed Carapace, Colony Split, Nectar Bloom, Stinger Strike
Caterpillar Danaus plexippus (larva)
A slow, segmented eating machine. Grows into something worse.
Passive: Voracious. +25% food value, but 12% slower and boosts inefficiently.
Speed ×0.88 · Turn ×1.00 · Bulk ×1.20 · Growth ×1.25 · Boost ×0.90 · Boost drain ×1.20 · Spawn mass 22
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Burrow, Barbed Carapace, Nectar Bloom
Fire Ant Solenopsis invicta
Small, furious, and built to brawl above its weight.
Passive: Hot-Blooded. Power-up cooldowns 20% shorter.
Speed ×1.04 · Turn ×1.18 · Bulk ×0.88 · Growth ×1.00 · Boost ×1.08 · Boost drain ×1.05 · Spawn mass 18
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Venom Trail, Burrow, Colony Split, Stinger Strike
Grasshopper Schistocerca americana
Big hind legs, bigger hops, shortest memory in the arena.
Passive: Leaper. +8% speed and +14% boost, but boosts burn 15% more mass.
Speed ×1.08 · Turn ×1.00 · Bulk ×1.02 · Growth ×1.08 · Boost ×1.14 · Boost drain ×1.15 · Spawn mass 18
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Burrow, Hyperdash, Nectar Bloom, Spring Leap, Chorus Chirp
Honeybee Apis mellifera
Fast, striped and permanently in a hurry.
Passive: Pollen Run. +10% grass value; grass pickup radius +15%.
Speed ×1.12 · Turn ×1.00 · Bulk ×0.95 · Growth ×1.05 · Boost ×1.05 · Boost drain ×0.90 · Spawn mass 18
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Venom Trail, Hyperdash, Colony Split, Stinger Strike
Ladybird Beetle Coccinella septempunctata
Domed, spotted and mildly toxic to anything that bites first.
Passive: Warning Colours. Enemies within 90u of your body are slowed 25%, they cannot turn away in time.
Speed ×1.00 · Turn ×0.95 · Bulk ×1.18 · Growth ×1.00 · Boost ×0.98 · Boost drain ×0.95 · Spawn mass 18
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Hyperdash, Barbed Carapace, Nectar Bloom
Mosquito Aedes albopictus
Tiny, quick and always buzzing. Every little sip adds up.
Passive: Long Sipper. +15% bite reach, its straw-like nose sips food from further away.
Speed ×1.10 · Turn ×1.16 · Bulk ×0.86 · Growth ×0.98 · Boost ×1.06 · Boost drain ×0.92 · Spawn mass 16
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Hyperdash, Colony Split, Sap Siphon
Uncommon bugs
Centipede Scolopendra subspinipes
Legs everywhere, venom everywhere, brakes nowhere.
Passive: Many Legs. Turn rate +12%, it pivots on a coin.
Speed ×1.00 · Turn ×1.12 · Bulk ×0.98 · Growth ×1.00 · Boost ×1.05 · Boost drain ×1.05 · Spawn mass 18
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Venom Trail, Burrow, Colony Split, Stinger Strike
Cicada Magicicada septendecim
Loud, wide-bodied, and surprisingly quick for its size.
Passive: Chorus. Bulky and efficient: +15% knockback resistance and 5% cheaper boosts.
Speed ×1.00 · Turn ×0.94 · Bulk ×1.24 · Growth ×1.06 · Boost ×1.05 · Boost drain ×0.95 · Spawn mass 24
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Hyperdash, Barbed Carapace, Nectar Bloom, Spring Leap, Chorus Chirp
Dung Beetle Scarabaeus sacer
Rolls the arena into a ball and pushes it home.
Passive: Composter. Corpse pellets are worth +35% and give +25% bite radius on them.
Speed ×0.92 · Turn ×0.80 · Bulk ×1.28 · Growth ×1.20 · Boost ×0.95 · Boost drain ×0.85 · Spawn mass 26
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Burrow, Barbed Carapace, Nectar Bloom
Millipede Diplopoda sp.
Armoured, unhurried, and a real pain to shove.
Passive: Segmented Plate. 35% knockback resistance and 25% shorter stuns.
Speed ×0.90 · Turn ×0.95 · Bulk ×1.24 · Growth ×1.08 · Boost ×0.95 · Boost drain ×0.90 · Spawn mass 24
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Burrow, Barbed Carapace, Colony Split, Nectar Bloom
Mole Cricket Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa
A velvet digger with shovels for hands. It sings from its burrow at night.
Passive: Shovel Hands. +20% bite reach on grass and mushrooms; 15% knockback resistance.
Speed ×0.96 · Turn ×1.00 · Bulk ×1.10 · Growth ×1.12 · Boost ×1.00 · Boost drain ×0.90 · Spawn mass 22
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Burrow, Hyperdash, Nectar Bloom, Chorus Chirp, Leaf Camouflage
Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus
Floaty and slow to turn, but everything it eats counts for more.
Passive: Nectar Diet. +18% food value everywhere, −6% top speed.
Speed ×0.94 · Turn ×0.86 · Bulk ×1.02 · Growth ×1.18 · Boost ×0.94 · Boost drain ×1.05 · Spawn mass 18
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Hyperdash, Nectar Bloom
Rhinoceros Beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus
A living battering ram with a horn and no reverse gear.
Passive: Hard Shell. 40% knockback resistance, 10% smaller slow effects.
Speed ×0.90 · Turn ×0.78 · Bulk ×1.30 · Growth ×1.12 · Boost ×1.00 · Boost drain ×1.10 · Spawn mass 26
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Burrow, Barbed Carapace, Nectar Bloom, Horn Charge
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Those mandibles are not decorative. Neither is the grudge.
Passive: Grapple. Enemies within 80u of your body are slowed 15%, pinning them on your line.
Speed ×0.94 · Turn ×0.82 · Bulk ×1.22 · Growth ×1.08 · Boost ×1.06 · Boost drain ×1.00 · Spawn mass 24
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Venom Trail, Burrow, Barbed Carapace, Horn Charge
Termite Macrotermes bellicosus
Soft-bodied, blind, and utterly unstoppable in numbers.
Passive: Mound Builder. +15% food value from every source, a mound is built one mouthful at a time.
Speed ×0.98 · Turn ×1.08 · Bulk ×1.06 · Growth ×1.15 · Boost ×1.00 · Boost drain ×0.92 · Spawn mass 20
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Burrow, Colony Split, Nectar Bloom
Tsetse Fly Glossina morsitans
A savanna speedster that never leaves a crumb behind.
Passive: Big Gulp. Corpse and boost pellets are worth +30% and reached from 20% further.
Speed ×1.12 · Turn ×1.08 · Bulk ×0.92 · Growth ×1.04 · Boost ×1.10 · Boost drain ×0.95 · Spawn mass 18
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Hyperdash, Sap Siphon
Rare bugs
Cockroach Periplaneta americana
Survives everything. Including you.
Passive: Survivor. Boosting is 18% cheaper; slows 35% weaker, stuns 17.5% shorter.
Speed ×1.12 · Turn ×1.12 · Bulk ×1.08 · Growth ×0.98 · Boost ×1.06 · Boost drain ×0.82 · Spawn mass 18
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Burrow, Hyperdash, Barbed Carapace, Nectar Bloom, Leaf Camouflage
Dragonfly Anax junius
Four wings, zero patience. The fastest cruiser in the air.
Passive: Aerialist. +16% top speed, the most of any bug, and +8% turn rate.
Speed ×1.16 · Turn ×1.08 · Bulk ×0.92 · Growth ×1.00 · Boost ×1.15 · Boost drain ×1.10 · Spawn mass 18
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Venom Trail, Hyperdash
Firefly Photinus pyralis
Glows in the dark. Mostly to attract things it should not.
Passive: Lantern. Power-up orbs drift toward you from 220u; +1 charge in every slot.
Speed ×1.04 · Turn ×1.10 · Bulk ×0.92 · Growth ×1.14 · Boost ×1.06 · Boost drain ×1.00 · Spawn mass 18 · +1 charge in every slot
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Hyperdash, Nectar Bloom, Leaf Camouflage
Luna Moth Actias luna
Drifts through the dark, hoarding light and food alike.
Passive: Night Vision. Starts with +1 charge in every slot.
Speed ×0.98 · Turn ×0.92 · Bulk ×1.05 · Growth ×1.12 · Boost ×0.96 · Boost drain ×1.00 · Spawn mass 18 · +1 charge in every slot
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Silk Snare, Hyperdash, Nectar Bloom, Leaf Camouflage
Praying Mantis Mantis religiosa
Patient, precise, and armed with two very fast opinions.
Passive: Ambush Predator. Boosts cost 15% more mass but run 12% faster.
Speed ×1.02 · Turn ×1.06 · Bulk ×1.00 · Growth ×1.05 · Boost ×1.12 · Boost drain ×1.15 · Spawn mass 18
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Venom Trail, Silk Snare, Burrow, Barbed Carapace, Leaf Camouflage, Horn Charge
Wolf Spider Hogna carolinensis
Runs its prey down instead of waiting in a web.
Passive: Pursuit. +8% speed and +10% boost, built to run prey down.
Speed ×1.08 · Turn ×1.10 · Bulk ×0.98 · Growth ×1.00 · Boost ×1.10 · Boost drain ×1.08 · Spawn mass 18
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Venom Trail, Silk Snare, Burrow, Hyperdash, Leaf Camouflage
Epic bugs
Black Widow Latrodectus mactans
Shiny, patient and wearing a red hourglass. Its own webs never trip it up.
Passive: Cobweb Walker. Immune to Silk Snares, and starts with +1 charge in every slot.
Speed ×1.00 · Turn ×1.04 · Bulk ×1.00 · Growth ×1.08 · Boost ×1.04 · Boost drain ×0.95 · Spawn mass 18 · +1 charge in every slot
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Venom Trail, Silk Snare, Hyperdash, Nectar Bloom, Stinger Strike, Leaf Camouflage
Bullet Ant Paraponera clavata
The giant of the rainforest ants, with the most famous sting of all. Everyone gives it room.
Passive: Mighty Sting. Power-up cooldowns 15% shorter; 15% knockback resistance.
Speed ×1.06 · Turn ×1.10 · Bulk ×1.04 · Growth ×1.06 · Boost ×1.10 · Boost drain ×1.00 · Spawn mass 22
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Venom Trail, Burrow, Colony Split, Stinger Strike
Elephant Beetle Megasoma elephas
A fuzzy-coated heavyweight with a horn like a trunk. Pushing it around is a mistake.
Passive: Juggernaut. 45% knockback resistance and 15% smaller slow effects.
Speed ×0.88 · Turn ×0.76 · Bulk ×1.36 · Growth ×1.16 · Boost ×1.00 · Boost drain ×1.05 · Spawn mass 30
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Burrow, Barbed Carapace, Nectar Bloom, Horn Charge
Emperor Scorpion Pandinus imperator
Two claws in front, one very bad day behind.
Passive: Venom Gland. Slows 20% weaker, stuns 10% shorter; the stinger never dulls.
Speed ×0.96 · Turn ×0.88 · Bulk ×1.30 · Growth ×1.06 · Boost ×1.02 · Boost drain ×1.00 · Spawn mass 26
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Venom Trail, Burrow, Barbed Carapace, Stinger Strike, Horn Charge
Tarantula Theraphosa blondi
A fistful of legs and hair. Nothing wants to touch it.
Passive: Urticating Hairs. Enemies within 110u of your body are slowed 30%.
Speed ×0.95 · Turn ×0.90 · Bulk ×1.34 · Growth ×1.10 · Boost ×1.00 · Boost drain ×1.05 · Spawn mass 28
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Venom Trail, Silk Snare, Barbed Carapace, Nectar Bloom, Leaf Camouflage
Tarantula Hawk Pepsis grossa
A wasp that hunts spiders. It has no other hobbies.
Passive: Spider Hunter. +18% boost speed, and +8% of their mass when you squish a spider or ambusher.
Speed ×1.14 · Turn ×1.00 · Bulk ×1.02 · Growth ×1.04 · Boost ×1.18 · Boost drain ×1.20 · Spawn mass 18
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Venom Trail, Hyperdash, Stinger Strike
Legendary bugs
Asian Giant Hornet Vespa mandarinia
The world's biggest hornet: fast, loud and bold enough to raid a whole hive.
Passive: Hive Raider. +10% of their mass when you take down a hive or colony bug; +16% boost speed.
Speed ×1.10 · Turn ×0.92 · Bulk ×1.20 · Growth ×1.14 · Boost ×1.16 · Boost drain ×1.05 · Spawn mass 30
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Venom Trail, Hyperdash, Barbed Carapace, Colony Split, Nectar Bloom, Stinger Strike
Deathstalker Scorpion Leiurus quinquestriatus
A slim desert scorpion with tiny claws and a very serious tail.
Passive: Numbing Sting. Enemies within 100u of your body are slowed 35%; slows on you are 30% weaker.
Speed ×1.06 · Turn ×1.00 · Bulk ×1.12 · Growth ×1.12 · Boost ×1.10 · Boost drain ×1.00 · Spawn mass 28
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Venom Trail, Burrow, Hyperdash, Nectar Bloom, Stinger Strike, Leaf Camouflage
Titan Beetle Titanus giganteus
The endgame bug. Everything else is a snack with legs.
Passive: Apex. +30% food value, 50% knockback resistance, and a very long body.
Speed ×0.86 · Turn ×0.72 · Bulk ×1.40 · Growth ×1.30 · Boost ×0.98 · Boost drain ×1.15 · Spawn mass 34
Power-ups it can carry: Nitro Wings, Molt Husks, Phase Shift, Pheromone Call, Shockwave, Venom Trail, Burrow, Barbed Carapace, Nectar Bloom, Horn Charge
