So my coolest insect find ever were these 3 guys:
A horntail wasp that I found in college and my professor took for his own collection.
An eastern hercules beetle, a female to be exact, found on Kellys ISland in the middle of Lake Erie when I was about 13.
An eyed click beetle, also found near Lake Erie, I think I was closer to 11 though. Maybe 10, this was my first "big" beetle.