Insect Physiology

Insect Physiology
Janet Van Dyne-Pym/Wasp (Marvel Comics)
Power/Ability to:	Use the traits of insects.

"It’s phenomenal that any insect transforms. They all do. That’s part of being an insect."

― David Cronenberg, Bomb Magazine (Winter, 1989) interview by Bette Gordon

Power to use the abilities of insects. Variation of Animal Imitation and Animal Morphing.

Also Called

• Bug Body/Form/Physiology/Mimicry/Physiology
• Insect Body/Form/Mimicry
• Insecta Body/Form/Mimicry/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
• Bloodlessness
• Burrowing
• Camouflage
• Danger Intuition
• Dermal Armor
• Ecdysis
• Enhanced Agility
• Enhanced Balance
• Enhanced Bite
• Enhanced Leap
• Enhanced Senses
  • Enhanced Smell
  • Enhanced Vision
    • 360-Degree Vision
    • Ultraviolet Vision
• Enhanced Strength
• Limited Water Immunity
• 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
• 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

• Neoptera Physiology
  • Metabola Physiology
    • Coleoptera Physiology (beetles): Dermal Armor, Enhanced Durability, Enhanced Strength
      • Lampyridae Physiology (fireflies/lightning bugs): Wing Manifestation/Flight, Bioluminescence
    • 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
      • Apocrita Physiology (wasps): Stinger Protrusion, Enhanced Vision, Wing Manifestation/Flight
        • Anthophila Physiology (bees): Stinger Protrusion, Enhanced Vision, Wing Manifestation/Flight
        • Vespoidea Physiology (several wasps): Enhanced Bite, Stinger Protrusion, Poison Generation, Wing Manifestation/Flight
        • Formicidae Physiology (ants): Acid Generation, Enhanced Bite
    • Lepidoptera Physiology (butterflies and moths): Wing Manifestation/Flight, Camouflage
      • Butterfly Physiology: Wing Manifestation/Flight
      • Moth Physiology: Wing Manifestation/Flight
    • Neuroptera Physiology (lacewings, mantidflies, antlions): Wing Manifestation/Flight
  • Rhipineoptera Physiology
    • Dictyoptera Physiology
      • Blattodea Physiology (cockroaches): Contaminant Immunity, Enhanced Durability, Enhanced Reflexes, Enhanced Speed
      • Mantodea Physiology (mantises): Pincer Grip, Predator Instinct, Camouflage
    • Orthoptera Physiology (grasshoppers, crickets and locusts): Enhanced Leap, Wing Manifestation/Flight
    • Phasmatodea Physiology (stick insects/walking sticks/stick-bugs, phasmids, ghost insects and leaf insects): Camouflage, Enhanced Vision/Night Vision
• Odonatoptera Physiology (dragonflies and damselflies): Enhanced Agility, High-Speed Flight, Enhanced Bite, Wing Manifestation/Flight

Associations

• Animal Mimicry
• Animal Morphing
• Crustacean Physiology - Insects are descended from crustaceans.
• 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

See Also: Invertebrate Index.

Comics

• Bumblebee (DC Comics)
• Killer Moth (DC Comics)
• Angel Salavadore (Marvel Comics)
• Janet Van Dyne-Pym/Wasp (Marvel Comics)
• Richard Deacon/Human Fly (Marvel Comics)
• Rico/Scorpion Boy (Marvel Comics)
• Annihilus (Marvel Comics)
• Miek (Marvel Comics)
• Joe Bugs (Marvel Comics)
• Pixie (Marvel Comics)
• Jia Jing/Sprite (Marvel Comics)
• Grubs (Homestuck)

Movies

• Insects (A Bug's Life)
• Insects (Antz)
• Insects (The Ant Bully)
• Seth Brundle (The Fly)
• Martin (The Fly II)
• Ipisman (Gagamboy)
• Megalon (Godzilla)
• Meganulon/Meganula (Godzilla)
  • Megaguirus
• F.W. Fly (Meet the Feebles)
• The Masked Masochist (Meet the Feebles)
• Insectosaurus (Monsters vs. Aliens)
• Arachnids (Starship Troopers)
• Oogie Boogie (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas); under his burlap sack.

Literature

• Rita Skeeter (Harry Potter) is a beetle animagus

Live Television

• Giant Maggots (Doctor Who)
• Tritovores (Doctor Who)
• Wirrn (Doctor Who)
• Jinnamuru Xunte (Grimm)
• Hayato Ichimonji (Hayato Ichimonji)
• Mohinder Suresh (Heroes)
• Takeshi Hongo (Kamen Rider)
• Insect-based monsters (Power Rangers franchise)
  • Insectoids
• Count Dracumite (Round the Twist)
• Uvodni (The Sarah Jane Adventures)
  • Uvlavad Kudlak
• Kulitsap - Maan Munsayac (Sineskwela)
• Insectovores (Masked Rider)
• Xindi-Insectoid (Star Trek)

Manga/Anime

• Insectoid Digimon (Digimon)
• Bugrom (El-Hazard)
• Farasha Jinnai (El-Hazard: The Dual World)
• Bian (One Piece)
• Kabu (One Piece)
• Mosquito Girl (One Punch Man)
• Carnage Kabuto (One Punch Man)
• Kamakyuri (One Punch Man)
• Cocytus (Overlord)
• Bug-type Pokémon (Pokémon)
• Mosquito (Soul Eater)
• Annex I Crew Members (Terra Formars)
• Great Moth (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
• Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Video Games

• Rom, the Vacuous Spider (Bloodborne)
• Garden of Eyes (Bloodborne)
• Antlions (Half-Life 2 Series)
• Joseph Bertrand III (inFamous 2)
• The Corrupted (inFamous 2)
• Q-Bee (Darkstalkers)
• Hatch (Battle Force 5)
• Hive (Destiny)
• Nelo Angelo (Devil May Cry 4)
• Drones (Jet Force Gemini)
• Bugzzy (Kirby)
• Kanden (Metroid Prime Hunters)
• Trace (Metroid Prime Hunters)
• D'Vorah (Mortal Kombat X)
• C-virus victims (Resident Evil Series)
• Swarm (Skylanders)
• Dune Bug (Skylanders)
• Corn Hornets (Skylanders)
• Dragonets (Skylanders)
• Thrillipede (Skylanders)
• Hive Five (Skylanders)
• Swarm (Skylanders Giants)
• Hur'q (Star Trek Online)
• Wriggle Nightbug (Touhou Project)
• Ladybird (Valkyrie Crusade)

Cartoons

• Clancy (Ben 10); mutated into an insect-like form
• Nanomech (Ben 10)
• Stinkfly (Ben 10)
• Big Chil (Ben 10: Alien Force)
• Insects (The Buzz on Maggie)
• Flyboy Maggoty (Casper's Scare School)
• Jeeves Weevil (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
• Zap Monogan (Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist)
• Ken (Dirtgirlworld)
• Princess What's-Her-Name (Earthworm Jim)
• Insects (Erky Perky)
• Cricket (Generator Rex)
• Weevils (Iggy Arbuckle)
• Experiment 128/Bugby (Lilo & Stitch)
• Experiment 303/Amnesio (Lilo & Stitch)
• Yoko (Louie)
• Giant Ants (Martin Mystery)
• Giant Bee (Martin Mystery)
• Mothman (Martin Mystery)
• Mutated Meganeura (Martin Mystery)
• Mutated Meganeura Queen (Martin Mystery)
• Tikki (Miraculous Ladybug)
• Nooroo (Miraculous Ladybug)
• Changelings (My Little Pony Friendship is Magic)
  • Queen Chrysalis
  • Thorax
• Parasprites (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)
• Twittermites (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)
• Pen (Pororo the Little Penguin)
• Lookkob (Pororo the Little Penguin)
• Lae (Pororo the Little Penguin)
• Zorak (Space Ghost)
• Dori (The Save-Ums!)
• Terrell (The Save-Ums!)
• Baxter Stockman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987, 2012 TV series)
• Brick Bradley/Bugman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series)
• Vringath Dregg (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
• Web Woman (Web Woman)
• Flea (Wide Eye)
• Hetty (Wide Eye)

Web Original

• The Intrusion (Fear Mythos)
• Drones (Fear Mythos)
• SCP-150 SCP-150 - Ship of Theseus (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-400 - Beautiful Babies (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-439 - Bone Hive (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-611 - Parasitic Toothpick (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-779 - Brownies (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-831 - Tinkerbug (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-1450 - Iridescence (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-1517 - Candy Critters (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-2044-2 - Big Wigs (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-2616 - Shoo, Fly (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-2819 - Bond Beetles (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-2977 - Periscope Ants (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-3003-1 - The End of History (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-3004-2 - Imago (SCP Foundation)
• The Fallen One (Grindhouse and Watercolors)
• Beelzebaby (Grindhouse and Watercolors)

Others

• Makuta Bitil (Bionicle)
• Makuta Gorast (Bionicle)
• Makuta Krika (Bionicle)
• Several Rahi (Bionicle)
• Toa Nidhiki (Bionicle)

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 Comics)

Killermoth (DC Comics)

Tosen (Bleach) becomes a monstrous cricket like Hollow.

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)

Swarm (Marvel Comics)

Jia Jing/Sprite (Marvel Comics)

Clancy (Ben 10)

Baxter Stockman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Brick Bradley/Bugman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series)

Vringath Dregg (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series), an insectoid cyborg.

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)

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.

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.

Most members of the Annex 1 (Terra Formars) have insect DNA embedded in their own, which allows them to transform into insect hybrids and utilize powers with that insect...

Such as Shokichi Komachi (right) and Thien (left) who have the abilities of the Japanese Giant Hornet and the Desert Locust respectively.

Insectosaurus (Monsters vs. Aliens)

Changelings (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Swarm (Skylanders Giants)

Mosquito Girl (One Punch Man)

Princess What's-Her-Name (Earthworm Jim)

Drones (Jet Force Gemini)

Cocytus (Overlord)

Wriggle Nightbug (Touhou Project)

Despite her title, Rom, the Vacuous Spider (Bloodborne) more closely resembles a gigantic pillbug than an actual spider.

Big Chil (Ben 10: Alien Force)

Maggie Pesky (The Buzz on Maggie)