- "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. 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
- Arthropodal Limbs
- Burrowing
- Camouflage
- Danger Intuition
- Dermal Armor
- Ecdysis
- Enhanced Agility
- Enhanced Balance
- Enhanced Leap
- Enhanced Senses
- Enhanced Strength
- Lunglessness
- High Resistance
- Poison Inducement
- Powerful Bite
- 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
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, Poisonous Biology, Poison Inducement
- 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, Poisonous Biology, Poison Inducement, Wing Manifestation/Flight
- Formicidae Physiology (ants): Acid Generation, Enhanced Bite
- Apocrita Physiology (wasps): Stinger Protrusion, Enhanced Vision, Wing Manifestation/Flight
- Lepidoptera Physiology (butterflies and moths): Wing Manifestation/Flight, Camouflage
- Neuroptera Physiology (lacewings, mantidflies, antlions): Wing Manifestation/Flight
- Siphonaptera Physiology (fleas): Enhanced Agility, Enhanced Leap, Enhanced Speed
- Coleoptera Physiology (beetles): Dermal Armor, Enhanced Durability, Enhanced Strength
- Rhipineoptera Physiology
- Dictyoptera Physiology
- Blattodea Physiology (cockroaches): Contaminant Immunity, Enhanced Durability, Enhanced Reflexes, Enhanced Speed
- Mantodea Physiology (mantises): Pincer Grip, Predator Instinct, Camouflage
- Termite Phsyiology:Wing Manifestation/Flight
- 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
- Dictyoptera Physiology
- Metabola Physiology
- 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 Dragon Physiology
- Insect Manipulation
- Insect Monster 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)
- Insect Queen (DC Comics)
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
- Human Flies (City of Devils)
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)
Anime/Manga
- Beel Bub (Cautious Hero)
- Shinobu Kocho (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- 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)
- Entoma Vasilissa Zeta (Overlord)
- Touch Me (Overlord)
- Bug-type Pokémon (Pokémon)
- Mosquito (Soul Eater)
- 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!)
Video Games
- Rom, the Vacuous Spider (Bloodborne)
- Garden of Eyes (Bloodborne)
- 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 series)
- 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)
- Various Bug Yo-kai (Yo-kai Watch)
- Insectoid Digimons (Digimon)
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)
- Insects (Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist)
- 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: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
- Nooroo (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
- Changelings (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- 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)
- Motsuki (PJ Masks)
- Luna Moths (PJ Masks)
- Insects (Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends)
- Alien rice weevils (Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness)
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)