Insect Physiology

"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

The power to use the abilities of insects. Technique of Insect Manipulation. Variation of Animal Imitation and Animal Morphing.

Also Called[]

Entomorphism
Bug Body/Form/Physiology/Mimicry
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[]

Techniques[]

Variations[]

Neoptera Physiology
- Metabola Physiology
  - Coleoptera Physiology (beetles): Dermal Armor, Enhanced Durability, Enhanced Strength
    - Coccinellidae Physiology (ladybugs): Dermal Armor, Insect Wing Manifestation, Poisonous Biology
    - Lampyridae Physiology (fireflies/lightning bugs): Bioluminescence, Insect Wing Manifestation
  - Diptera Physiology (flies): Enhanced Agility, High-Speed Flight, Insect Wing Manifestation, Wallcrawling, Enhanced Reflexes
    - Culicidae Physiology (mosquitoes): Blood Consumption
  - Hemiptera Physiology (cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, shield bugs, etc.):
- Aphidoidea Physiology (Aphids): Asexual Reproduction/Self-Replication
  - - Auchenorrhyncha Physiology (cicadas, leafhoppers, treehoppers, planthoppers, and spittlebugs):
    - Gerridae Physiology (water striders): Surface Tension Manipulation, Water Walking
  - Hymenoptera Physiology (sawflies, wasps, bees and ants): Powerful Bite, Stinger Protrusion, Poisonous Biology, Poison Inducement
    - Apocrita Physiology (wasps): Stinger Protrusion, Insect Wing Manifestation, Enhanced Vision
      - Anthophila Physiology (bees): Stinger Protrusion, Insect Wing Manifestation, Enhanced Vision
      - Vespoidea Physiology (several wasps): Powerful Bite, Stinger Protrusion, Poisonous Biology, Poison Inducement, Insect Wing Manifestation
      - Formicidae Physiology (ants): Acid Generation, Powerful Bite
  - Lepidoptera Physiology (butterflies and moths): Insect Wing Manifestation, Camouflage
    - Butterfly Physiology: Insect Wing Manifestation
    - Moth Physiology: Insect Wing Manifestation
  - Neuroptera Physiology (lacewings, mantidflies, antlions): Insect Wing Manifestation
  - Siphonaptera Physiology (fleas): Enhanced Agility, Enhanced Leap, Enhanced Speed
- Rhipineoptera Physiology
  - Dictyoptera Physiology
    - Blattodea Physiology (cockroaches): Contaminant Immunity, Enhanced Durability, Enhanced Reflexes, Enhanced Speed
    - Mantodea Physiology (mantises): Pincer Grip, Predator Instinct, Camouflage
    - Termite Physiology: Burrowing, Insect Wing Manifestation, Wood Ingestion
  - Orthoptera Physiology (grasshoppers, crickets and locusts): Enhanced Leap, Insect Wing Manifestation
  - 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, Insect Wing Manifestation, Powerful Bite

Associations[]

Animal Imitation/Animal Morphing
- Animal Strength
Crustacean Physiology - Insects are descended from crustaceans.
Egg Manipulation
Insect Breath
Insect Dragon Physiology
Insect Manipulation
Insect Monster Physiology
Insectoid Physiology
Superior Human Physiology
Queen Insect Physiology

Limitations[]

May be vulnerable to insect repellents.
May need practice to change back into original form.
As insects are ectotherms, user may be vulnerable to extreme temperatures.
Users may be a victim of Insect Slayers.

Known Users[]

See Also: Insect Index.

Comics[]

Bumblebee (DC Comics)
Killer Moth (DC Comics)
Angel Salvadore (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)
The Horde (Marvel Comics)
Grubs (Homestuck)
Insect Queen (DC Comics)

Movies

Insects (A Bug's Life)
Insects (Antz)
Insects (Bee Movie)
Insects (The Ant Bully)
Seth Brundle (The Fly)
Martin (The Fly II)
Ipisman (Gagamboy)
Mothra (Godzilla)
Battra (Godzilla)
Kamacuras (Godzilla)
Megalon (Godzilla)
Meganulon/Meganula (Godzilla)
- Megaguirus
Legion (Gamera 2: Attack of Legion)
F.W. Fly (Meet the Feebles)
The Masked Masochist (Meet the Feebles)
Insectosaurus (Monsters vs. Aliens)
Arachnids (Starship Troopers)
Geonosian (Star Wars)
Oogie Boogie (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas); under his burlap sack.
Vroomaroundus Buguses (Cars)
Angel Salvadore (X-Men Movies)

Literature

Rita Skeeter (Harry Potter); is a beetle animagus.
Human Flies (City of Devils)

Live Television

Giant Maggots (Doctor Who)
Tritovores (Doctor Who)
Wirrn (Doctor Who)
Insectoid Wesen (Grimm)
- Ataktos Fuse
- Kackenkopf
- Jinnamuru Xunte
- Mellifer
Hayato Ichimonji (Hayato Ichimonji)
Mohinder Suresh (Heroes)
Go Chung-myung (Hotel del Luna)
All Showa Riders except for Kamen Rider Amazon (Kamen Rider Franchise)
- Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1
Insect Chemies (Kamen Rider Gotchard)
- Hopper1
Houtarou Ichinose (Kamen Rider Gotchard); as Kamen Rider Gotchard Steamhopper form
All Kabuto Riders except for Sasword (Kamen Rider Kabuto)
Aruto Hiden/Kamen Rider Zero-One (Kamen Rider Zero-One)
Soreo Hiden/Kamen Rider Ichi-Gata (Kamen Rider Reiwa the First Generation)
Kamen Rider Abbadon (Kamen Rider Zero-One: Real Time)
Reika Shindai/Kamen Rider Sabela (Kamen Rider Saber)
Insect Ferals (Mutant X)
Shugods (Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger)
Insect-based monsters (Power Rangers franchise)
- Insectoids
Many Insect Kaiju (Ultraman franchise)
Count Dracumite (Round the Twist)
Uvodni (The Sarah Jane Adventures)
- Uvlavad Kudlak
Kulitsap - Maan Munsayac (Sineskwela)
Insectovores (Masked Rider)
Iratus bug (Stargate Atlantis)
Wraith (Stargate Atlantis)
Xindi-Insectoid (Star Trek)
All Arthropods (Primeval/Primeval: New World)

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Merraid Oarburgh (Akame Ga Kill!)
Beel Bub (Cautious Hero)
Chunghogwi (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
Chomei (Naruto)
Eternal Insect (Mushibugyo)
Bugrom (El-Hazard)
Farasha Jinnai (El-Hazard: The Dual World)
Bian (One Piece)
Kabu (One Piece)
Various Mysterious Beings (One-Punch Man)
- Mosquito Girl
- Carnage Kabuto
- Bug God
- Awakened Cockroach
- Kamakyuri
- 170,000-Year-Old Cicada Adult
- 170,000-Year-Old Cicada Larva
Cocytus (Overlord)
Entoma Vasilissa Zeta (Overlord)
Touch Me (Overlord)
Mosquito (Soul Eater)
Terraformars (Terra Formars)
Annex I Crew Members (Terra Formars)
The King of the Forest Candidate's (Moriking)
Great Moth (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Kurorushi (Jujutsu Kaisen)

Video Games[]

Rom, the Vacuous Spider (Bloodborne)
Garden of Eyes (Bloodborne)
Insects (Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling)
Antlions (Hλlf-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)
Bug-type Pokémon (Pokémon)
C-virus victims (Resident Evil Series)
Novistador (Resident Evil 4)
Verdugo (Resident Evil 4)
- Pesanta
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)
Various Bug Yo-kai (Yo-kai Watch)
Insectoid Digimon (Digimon)
Anthropomorphic insects (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Neopterons (Monster Hunter series)

Cartoons

Clancy (Ben 10); mutated into an insect-like form
Nanomech (Ben 10)
Stinkfly (Ben 10 series)
Big Chill (Ben 10 series)
Skunkmoth (Ben 10 Reboot)
Insects (The Buzz on Maggie)
Flyboy Maggoty (Casper's Scare School)
Jeeves Weevil (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
Schwick (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
Insects (Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist)
Zap Monogan (Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist)
Ken (Dirtgirlworld)
Princess What's-Her-Name (Earthworm Jim)
Insects (Erky Perky)
Maurice (Freaky Stories)
Cricket (Generator Rex)
Insects (Growing Up Creepie)
Weevils (Iggy Arbuckle)
Alien rice weevils (Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness)
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)
Various Insects (Minuscule)
Tikki (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
Nooroo (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
Insects (Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends)
Changelings (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Parasprites (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Twittermites (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Luna Moths (PJ Masks)
Motsuki (PJ Masks)
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)
Twitch (Toy Story)
Kelly Webster/Web Woman (Web Woman)
Flea (Wide Eye)
Hetty (Wide Eye)
The Insect King (Daniel Spellbound)
- Royal Guard Wasps
All Mutant Giant Insect (Godzilla: The Series)
- El Gusano Gigante
- Giant Mutant Bee
- Giant Mutant Termite
- Megapede
- Skeetera
- Giant Water Beetle