Power to use the abilities of insects. Variation of Animal Imitation and Animal Morphing.
Also Called
- Insect Form/Mimicry
- Insecta Physiology
Capabilities
User with this ability either is or can mimic/transform into an insect, including cockroaches, beetles, earwigs, flies, mayflies, termites, mantises, sticks, etc.
Applications
- Antenna Protrusion
- Appendage Generation/Multiple Arms
- Burrowing
- Camouflage
- Danger Sense
- Dermal Armor
- Enhanced Agility
- Enhanced Balance
- Enhanced Bite
- Enhanced Jump
- Enhanced Senses
- Enhanced Strength
- Poison Generation
- Size Reduction
- Speed Swimming/Water Walking
- Stinger Protrusion
- Thermal Resistance
- Wallcrawling
- Wing Manifestation/Flight
Techniques
- Adhesive Net: Ties a target up into a net that is virtually inescapable.
- Cocoon Generation
- Exoskeleton Shedding
- Infestation
- Insect Manipulation
- Insect Swarming
- Light Generation
- Sting Burst Strike: Quickly takes initiative against target in blinding speed to penetrate through the subject.
- Vorpal Bite
Variations
- Blattodea Physiology (cockroaches): Enhanced Durability, Enhanced Immunity, Enhanced Reflexes, Enhanced Speed
- Coleoptera Physiology (beetles): Dermal Armor, Enhanced Durability, Enhanced Strength
- Diptera Physiology (mosquitoes, gnats, midges, etc): High-Speed Flight, Wallcrawling, Enhanced Agility
- Hemiptera Physiology (cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, shield bugs, etc.):
- Auchenorrhyncha Physiology (cicadas, leafhoppers, treehoppers, planthoppers, and spittlebugs):
- Hymenoptera Physiology (sawflies, wasps, bees and ants): Enhanced Bite, Stinger Protrusion, Poison Generation
- Anthophila Physiology (bees): Stinger Protrusion, Enhanced Vision, Wing Manifestation/Flight
- Apocrita Physiology (wasps): Stinger Protrusion, Enhanced Vision, Wing Manifestation/Flight
- Vespoidea Physiology (several wasps and ants): Enhanced Bite, Stinger Protrusion, Poison Generation, Wing Manifestation/Flight
- Lepidoptera Physiology (butterflies and moths): Wing Manifestation/Flight, Camouflage
- Mantodea Physiology (mantises): Pincer Grip, Predator Instinct, Camouflage
- Neuroptera Physiology (lacewings, mantidflies, antlions): Wing Manifestation/Flight
- Odonatoptera Physiology (dragonflies and damselflies): Enhanced Agility, High-Speed Flight, Enhanced Bite, Wing Manifestation/Flight
- Orthoptera Physiology (grasshoppers, crickets and locusts): Enhanced Jump, Wing Manifestation/Flight
- Phasmatodea Physiology (stick insects/walking sticks/stick-bugs, phasmids, ghost insects and leaf insects): Camouflage, Enhanced Vision/Night Vision
Associations
- Animal Mimicry
- Animal Morphing
- Egg Manipulation
- Insect Breath
- Insect Manipulation
- Insect Dragon Physiology
Limitations
- May need practice to change back into original form.
- As insects are ectotherms, user may be vulnerable to extreme temperatures.
Known Users
Comics
- Angel Salavadore (Marvel Comics)
- Bumblebee (DC Comics)
- Janet Van Dyne-Pym/Wasp (Marvel Comics)
- Killer Moth (DC Comics)
- Pixie (Marvel Comics)
- Grubs (Homestuck)
Films
- Arachnids (Starship Troopers)
- Ipisman (Gagamboy - Movie)
- Megalon (Godzilla)
- Meganulon/Meganula (Godzilla)
- Megaguirus
- Seth Brundle and his son Martin (The Fly I & II, 80's)
- Insects (A Bug's Life)
- Insects (Antz)
- Insects (The Ant Bully)
Literature
- Rita Skeeter (Harry Potter) is a beetle animagus
Live Action TV
- Kulitsap - Maan Munsayac (Sineskwela)
- Mohinder Suresh (Heroes)
- Replicator (Stargate)
- Uvodni (The Sarah Jane Adventures)
- Uvlavad Kudlak
- Giant Maggots (Doctor Who)
- Tritovores (Doctor Who)
- Wirrn (Doctor Who)
Manga/Anime
- Bian (One Piece)
- Bug type and bug-like Pokemon (Pokemon)
- Great Moth (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Kabu (One Piece)
- Mosquito (Soul Eater)
- Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Wriggle Nightbug (Touhou Project)
Video Games
- Antlions (Half-Life 2 Series)
- Q-Bee (Darkstalkers)
- Swarm (Skylanders)
- Dune Bug (Skylanders)
- Corn Hornets (Skylanders)
- Dragonets (Skylanders)
- Thrillipede (Skylanders)
- High Five (Skylanders)
- Charmy Bee (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- The Corrupted (inFamous 2)
- C-virus victims (Resident Evil Series)
- Joseph Bertrand III (inFamous 2)
- Kanden (Metroid Prime Hunters)
- Ladybird (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Nelo Angelo (Devil May Cry 4)
- Trace (Metroid Prime Hunters)
- Hive (Destiny)
Cartoons
- Baxter Stockman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987, 2012 TV series)
- Bugman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series)
- Changelings (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)
- Queen Chrysalis
- Thorax
- Clancy (Ben 10); mutated into an insect-like form
- Cricket (Generator Rex)
- Experiment 128/Bugby (Lilo & Stitch)
- Experiment 303/Amnesio (Lilo & Stitch)
- Giant Ants (Martin Mystery)
- Giant Bee (Martin Mystery)
- Jeeves Weevil (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
- Mothman (Martin Mystery)
- Mutated Meganeura (Martin Mystery)
- Mutated Meganeura Queen (Martin Mystery)
- Nanomech (Ben 10)
- Stinkfly (Ben 10)
- Zap Monogan (Dex Hamilton)
- Lord Dregg (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012))
- Insects (The Buzz on Maggie)
- Tikki (Miraculous Ladybug)
- Nooroo (Miraculous Ladybug)
- Zorak (Space Ghost)
Others
- Makuta Bitil (Bionicle)
- Makuta Gorast (Bionicle)
- Makuta Krika (Bionicle)
- Several Rahi (Bionicle)
- Toa Nidhiki (Bionicle)
- The Fallen One (Grindhouse and Watercolors)
- Beelzebaby (Grindhouse and Watercolors)
Known Items
- Manchurian Musca (Xiaolin Showdown)
Gallery
Hive members (Destiny) are a race of insectoid aliens that are extremely hostile to many races.
Agnus Angelo (Devil May Cry 4)
Zazzala ('DC)
Killermoth (DC)
Aizen (Bleach) evolves into a Butterfly like monster
Tosen (Bleach) becomes a monstrous cricket like Hollow.
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Ashisogi Jizo (Bleach) is the insect like Zanpakuto of Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi
Butterflymon (Digimon)
Mothmon (Digimon)
Great Moth (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
After injecting himself with an unstable formula, Mohinder Suresh (Heroes) slowly turns into an insect monster.
Ipisman (Gagambino)
Stun the Insect (Bloody Roar)
Seth Brundle (The Fly) has become the Brundlefly.
Kanden (Metroid Prime Hunters)
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Swarm (Marvel Comics)
Clancy (Ben 10)
Baxter Stockman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Bugman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series)
The Caterpie evolutionary line (Pokemon)
Trace (Metroid)
Bee Mario (Super Mario Galaxy)
A group of Arlians (Dragon Ball)
Q-Bee (Darkstalkers)
Twinmold (The Legend of Zelda)
Ladybird (Valkyrie Crusade)
Experment 303/Amnesio (Lilo & Stitch)
Experiment 128/Bugby (Lilo & Stitch)
Zap Monogan (Dex Hamilton)
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Queen Chrysalis and her changeling army (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
General Uvlavad Kudlak (Sarah Jane Adventures)
Wirrn (Doctor Who)
Meganulon (Rodan)
Megaguirus (Godzilla)
In order to make a point, he turns a baby meant to be sacrificed to him into Beelzebaby (Grindhouse and Watercolors), a giant fly meant to resemble him in his own image.
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Insects (A Bug's Life)
Manchurian Musca (Xiaolin Showdown) can turn the user into a fly
Tikki (Miraculous Ladybug) is the kwami that grants magic power to the ladybug miraculous, granting powers to the owner of the miraculous.
Nooroo (Miraculous Ladybug) is the kwami that grants magic power to the butterfly/moth miraculous, granting powers to the owner of the miraculous.