Sparks, Nevada: Spider Bug: VW Beetle Mega-Insect

A six-legged terror with the body of an old-style VW bug. Disappeared in Oct. 2009, reappeared Feb. 2015, returned to its rooftop perch April 2015.

Scudders VW Performance Specialists

Address:: 630 Victorian Ave., Sparks, NV
Directions:: Scudders VW Performance Specialists. I-80 exit 18. Turn north onto Pyramid Way, then make an immediate right onto B St./Victorian Ave. One block east, on the roof.
Phone:: 775-355-7440
Admission:: Free

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Sparks, Nevada - Fun-Suckers Hate Reno Spider

VW Spider: The bug stands atop a building that has been sold, and its buyer wants the bug removed. [09/13/2008] Complete Story...

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VW sculpture.

Volkswagen Bug Bug

The VW Bug Bug (why make it look like a spider, then give it only six legs?) still stands majestically atop Scudders Performance, a VW Bug repair specialist.

[Rustin LaFurney, 07/24/2021]

An artistic choice, or perhaps a goofy project shortcut. We also find ourselves unsettled by three-fingered cartoon characters.

Bug with Santa hat.

Spider Bug: VW Beetle Mega-Insect

Q: Why do spiders have eight legs? A: Because if they had six they would be bugs!

[Adventures Of Cluckleberry Hen, 12/04/2018]

VW bug.

Spider Bug: VW Beetle Mega-Insect

The VW bug is next to the In-N-Out Burger.

[7mary4, 08/24/2015]

The bug car sculpture sits atop a small VW specialty repair shop, its new home since it disappeared in Reno in 2009 and reappeared in Sparks earlier this year....

VW Spider sculpture.