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Insect Statues (page 2)

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Cockroach
Akron, OH (now Youngstown, OH)		 Grasshopper
Kaleva, MI
This Cockroach in Ohio is 10 feet long and made of metal. It was created in 1996 by John Comunale. The sculpture was inspired by Providence's Termite (see above). The Cockroach was mounted on the side of TNT Exterminating's building in Akron when the first photo above was taken in 2005. When the company moved to Macedonia in 2011, the City would not allow the Cockroach to be installed there. It is now displayed in Youngstown at Graces Services, another exterminating company. The second photo was taken there in 2012. [map]

The Grasshopper, officially named "The Farmer's Nightmare", is 18 feet long and 10 feet tall. It was created from recycled metal in 2000 by local students. The sculpture commemorates St. Urho's expulsion of the grasshoppers from Finland (Kaleva was founded by Finnish settlers). There is a statue of St. Urho in Menahga, MN.

Grasshoppers in the Field
Lefor, ND
These Grasshoppers in the Field metal sculptures were created by Gary Greff who has built many other sculptures in nearby Regent, ND. This group was created in 1999. The largest grasshopper is 60 feet long. For more, see this website. [map]

Grasshopper
Goodland, KS
This Grasshopper was built by Lloyd Harden from recycled tractor parts by 2002. It was originally painted tan. After Harden's death in 2012, it was moved to this farm and painted John Deere green and yellow. [map]

More Grasshoppers:
Newton, IA
Waikato, New Zealand

Killer Bee
Hidalgo, TX
This Killer Bee was created in 1992 to commemorate Hidalgo's killer bee invasion in 1990. The statue is 20 feet long and 10 feet tall. It was created by FAST Fiberglass which is responsible for most of the fiberglass statues scattered around the country. For more, see this website. [map]

Bee
Arlington, TX		 Bee
Norwalk, CA
This Bee sculpture in Arlington is installed in River Legacy Park. It was installed around 2019. [map]

This Bee sculpture in Norwalk is installed at the Norwalk bus terminal. It was created by Meg Cranston in 1995. It is named "Suka: Place of Bees" which was what the native Sejat Indians called this area. [map]

Bee
North Richmond, CA
This Bee sculpture is 21 feet long. It was built for the Burning Man festival in 2019. Entitled "Bee or Not to Bee," was built by Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson Art. In 2021, the sculpture was installed at Point San Pablo Harbor. For more, see this website.

Bee
Orland, CA
This steel Bee and honeycomb sculpture is one of two created by Jake Midgley. They were installed next to I-5 in 2024. The other bee pollinates a flower. Orland is known as the Queen Bee Capital of North America. [map]

Honey Bee
Davis, CA
These Honey Bee sculptures were created by Donna Billick. They were installed in 2009 at UC Davis' Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. [map]

Beehive [gone]
Minneapolis, MN		 Beehive [gone]
Salt Lake City, UT		 Beehive
Farmington, NM
This fiberglass Beehive in Minneapolis advertised for an Old Colony gas station. It was lit at night from within. I don't know if there were other locations but this seems to have been the only one left. This photo is from 2012. By 2016, the business had been rebranded as a Holiday gas station and the Beehive was gone. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

This Beehive sculpture in Salt Lake City was created by a local artist and installed in 2006. The beehive is a symbol of Mormonism and Salt Lake City, representing thrift and industry. The sculpture was one of the winners in a "Flying Objects" public art project. It was installed here next to a Rocket-Powered Cow. Both sculptures were gone by 2014.

This Beehive in Farmington was installed in front of BeeHive Homes, an assisted living facility, around 2012. [map]

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