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** ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'': The Stag Beetle was a monster created by Zedd for the purpose of draining Tommy's waning Green Ranger powers. Other examples of arthropod monsters are Commander Crayfish, Spidertron and Grumble Bee.
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*** ''ComicBook/{{Madrox}}'': [[spoiler:Sheila [=DeSoto=], the fiancée of mob boss Eddie Vance]], is the true villain of the story and is a mutant with the ability to take on a terrifying insectoid form. She got engaged to[[spoiler:Eddie]] in order to kill him and take over his racket, and murdered a Madrox duplicate when he learned of her plans.
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*** ''ComicBook/{{Madrox}}'': [[spoiler:Sheila [=DeSoto=], the fiancée of mob boss Eddie Vance]], is the true villain of the story and is a mutant with the ability to take on a terrifying insectoid form. She got engaged to[[spoiler:Eddie]] to [[spoiler:Eddie]] in order to kill him and take over his racket, and murdered a Madrox duplicate when he learned of her plans.
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** ''Film/Godzilla2014'': The MUTOs are the villainous Kaiju of the movie and resemble giant insects. They are a somewhat sympathetic example: Their goal is merely to reunite with one another, have offspring, and ensure the resurgence of their species. Even with the amount of destruction they cause, they are at least sympathetic in this regard. In addition, they usually only cause destruction solely because they're so large and act more like actual animals.
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** ''Film/Godzilla2014'': The MUTOs [=MUTOs=] are the villainous Kaiju of the movie and resemble giant insects. They are a somewhat sympathetic example: Their goal is merely to reunite with one another, have offspring, and ensure the resurgence of their species. Even with the amount of destruction they cause, they are at least sympathetic in this regard. In addition, they usually only cause destruction solely because they're so large and act more like actual animals.
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* In ''Literature/LoneWolf'', Archlord Gnaag has the appearance of a hideous, humanoid fly. He's one of the most dangerous Darklords thanks to his intelligence and careful planning, and the BigBad of most of the Magnakai arc.
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* In ''Literature/LoneWolf'', ''Literature/LoneWolf'': Archlord Gnaag has the appearance of a hideous, humanoid fly. He's one of the most dangerous Darklords thanks to his intelligence and careful planning, and serves as the BigBad of for most of the Magnakai arc.
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* ''Fanfic/ComaBarbie'', a ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' crossover with ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'' by [=SideshowJazz=], features a scene where Heather turns into a giant bee. While this is a reference to Maleficent turning into a dragon and Heather's canonical label "The Queen Bee", it fits this trope as the final battle, where she tells them that her stinger pumps as much or as little venom is she wants, so that she can kill the fairies, but just paralyze the prince.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperForceGo'':
** "The Stranded Seven": The heroes crash land on a planet whose [[CatFolk feline inhabitants]] are being terrorized and oppressed by a race of praying mantis creatures called the Mantidons.
** "Invasion of the Vreen": The heroes battle the Vreen, a race of mutated insects who seek to devour Shugazoom.
** "The Stranded Seven": The heroes crash land on a planet whose [[CatFolk feline inhabitants]] are being terrorized and oppressed by a race of praying mantis creatures called the Mantidons.
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** "Invasion of the Vreen": The heroes battle the Vreen, a race of mutated insects who seek to devour Shugazoom.
** "The Stranded Seven": The heroes crash land on a planet whose [[CatFolk feline inhabitants]] are being terrorized and oppressed by a race of praying mantis creatures called the Mantidons.
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*** Semimaru is an underground Dueling criminal who was reincarnated as a Barian with a cicada-like appearance. He also uses an archetype of insect monsters called Cicadas.https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=lzy73l543vpddeg3zgrqwf8o
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** Two of [[EvilGenius Dr.]] [[MadScientist Genus's]] artificial mutants qualify -- Mosquito Girl, who is based on a mosquito and is enjoys draining people of their blood; and Carnage Kabuto, a rhino beetle mutant who enjoys fighting and destruction.
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** Two of [[EvilGenius Dr.]] [[MadScientist Dr. Genus's]] artificial mutants qualify -- Mosquito Girl, who is based on a mosquito and is enjoys draining people of their blood; and Carnage Kabuto, a rhino beetle mutant who enjoys fighting and destruction.
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** Shawlong Koufan is one of the Arrancar, an advanced form of [[TheHeartless Hollow]] with Shinigami-like powers. Shawlong Koufar is an Arrancar with an earwig AnimalMotif. His [[SuperMode Resurrecion]] form is earwig-themed and comes with CreepyLongFingers that are capable of cutting up a ([[PowerLimiter restrained]]) Hitsugaya.
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* ''Fanfic/Coma Barbie'' is ''Fanfic/ComaBarbie'', a ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' crossover with ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'' by SideshowJazz1, which [=SideshowJazz=], features a scene where Heather turns into a giant bee. While this is a reference to Maleficent turning into a dragon and Heather's canonical label "The Queen Bee", it fits this trope as the final battle, where she tells them that her stinger pumps as much or as little venom is she wants, so that she can kill the fairies, but just paralyze the prince.
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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Steven and the Crystal Gems spend much of the series battling a variety of mysterious creatures, some of which resemble insects and crustaceans, such as Centipeetle. [[spoiler: Subverted when it's revealed those creatures are actually corrupted Gems, so they are more BrainwashedAndCrazy than outright villainous.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Before there were Koopas, the Mario Bros. spent their days [[AlliterativeAppeal attacking arthropods]].]]
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* ''{{Literature/Spellsinger}}'': The main villains of the first two books are the Plated Folk, a nation of genocidal insects with a taste for the flesh and blood of sapient mammals. Averted with the Weavers of Gossameringue, a spider nation who are rather scary, but are allies to the heroes.
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* ''Series/{{Angel}}'': The monsters of the week in "Fredless" are vicious giant bugs.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': The She-Mantis is the MonsterOfTheWeek in "Teacher's Pet". She is a mantis monster who takes the form of a human teacher in order to find a host to carry her eggs, with the implication that she will kill them after their purpose is served.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': The She-Mantis is the MonsterOfTheWeek in "Teacher's Pet". She is a mantis monster who takes the form of a human teacher in order to find a host to carry her eggs, with the implication that she will kill them after their purpose is served.
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bugs. [[spoiler:Subverted when its revealed that Angel inadvertently [[MonsterIsAMama stole their children]]. Once the baby bugs are returned, the rest of the hive leave peacefully]].
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': The She-Mantis is the MonsterOfTheWeek in "Teacher's Pet". She is a mantis monster who takes the form of a human teacher in order to finda host [[VirginSacrifice male human virgins]] to carry her eggs, with mate with. During the implication that mating process, she will kill them after their purpose is served.bites the male's head off.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': The She-Mantis is the MonsterOfTheWeek in "Teacher's Pet". She is a mantis monster who takes the form of a human teacher in order to find
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** ''Film/Godzilla2014'': The MUTOs, the villainous Kaiju of the movie and resemble giant insects. They are a somewhat example: Their goal is merely to reunite with one another, have offspring, and ensure the resurgence of their species. Even with the amount of destruction they cause, they are at least sympathetic in this regard. In addition, they usually only cause destruction solely because they're so large and through the movie, they act like actual animals.
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* ''Literature/StarshipTroopers'': The Bugs are the alien antagonists of the novels and are utterly ruthless in their war against humanity. That said there is some ambiguity regarding them; It is left on clear which side actually started the war between the humans and the Bugs, and the Federation did expand on planets that had been claimed by the Bugs.
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There is something about small creatures that crawl, slither or fly that some people just find unsettling. Whether it's because they can be dangerous when they get into our food, can be potentially fatal with their stings or bites, their presence indicating uncleanliness and pollution or [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking just because they can be very annoying]] [[BugBuzz when they buzz around]].
In fiction, arthropods or arthropod-like creatures have a habit of appearing as villains or monsters to be feared quite often. The most common choices are scorpions, spiders, cockroaches, flies, crabs, lobsters and mosquitoes but even more "benevolent" arthropods such as butterflies, ladybugs and ants can be used. Of course, it doesn't matter how dangerous or harmless these creatures are in real life.
Arthropods are quite often [[InsectoidAliens aliens]], monsters and [[MechanicalInsects robots]] due to how their designs lend themselves to [[BigCreepyCrawlies large, scary creatures]]. They will often be the evil faction in the BugWar.
WhatMeasureIsANonCute can be a factor in this trope, since many people consider most arthropods to have scary/ugly appearances.
Compare ReptilesAreAbhorrent. Contrast FriendlyNeighborhoodSpider, PrettyButterflies and VirtuousBees. Related to FliesEqualsEvil and BugsHeraldEvil.
SuperTrope to:
* AntAssault
* BeeAfraid
* CreepyCamelSpider
* CreepyCentipedes
* CreepyCockroach
* GiantEnemyCrab
* MosquitoMiscreants
* MothMenace
* PennyPinchingCrab
* ScaryScorpions
* SpidersAreScary
* TermiteTrouble
* WickedWasps
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* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
** Shawlong Koufan is one of the Arrancar, an advanced form of [[TheHeartless Hollow]] with Shinigami-like powers. Shawlong Koufar is an Arrancar with an earwig AnimalMotif. His [[SuperMode Resurrecion]] form is earwig-themed and comes with CreepyLongFingers that are capable of cutting up a ([[PowerLimiter restrained]]) Hitsugaya.
** Loly Aivirnne is a sadistic and abusive Arrancar whose Resurrecion form turns her into a giant centipede.
** Kaname Tosen is a traitor Shinigami who underwent the Hollowfication process after joining with [[BigBad Aizen]].His Hollow form is giant cricket creature.
** Sosuke Aizen is the BigBad of the pre-timeskip half of the series. His Hogyoku transformations are modeled after a butterfly, with his final form being a disturbing, eldritch butterfly-like creature.
* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'': Insectoid Digimon appear throughout the various anime series. A few of them have been partners to the heroes (Tentomon in ''Adventure'', Wormmon in ''Adventure 02'') but more often than not they appear as main villains or [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters of the week]].
** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'': The first antagonistic Digimon the team encounters is a Kuwagamon, an Insectoid Digimon based on a saw stag beetle. Other examples include Scorpiomon, a servant of the Dark Master [=MetalSeadramon=] and Dokugumon, a spider Digimon who served [[ArcVillain Myotismon]].
** ''Anime/DigimonTheMovie'': Diaboromon is the main villain of the "Our War Game" portion of the movie. Sporting an insect-like appearance inspired by the [[https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/674cbfe71db2ba5ff17151e999f7e6ad865159b0/0_58_1728_1037/master/1728.jpg?width=1200&height=900&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=509993097ffad8152a66a6d74d14e665 Y2K Bug]], it is an evil virus Digimon who was wreaking havoc across the Internet.
** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'': Arukenimon is an evil Ultimate Digimon based on a spider. She and Mummymon serve [[ArcVillain Yukio Oikawa]], the second human villain seen in the series.
** ''Anime/DigimonTamers'': Dokugumon appears as an evil Digimon again, this time trying to eat Rika and Renamon. She is defeated when Renamon digivolves into Kyubimon for the first time.
** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure2020'':
*** "The King of Insects Clash": Taichi, Mimi, Koshiro and their Digimon are attacked by an Okuwamon and a swarm of Kuwagamon when they reach a canyon. While [=MetalGreymon=] and Togemon take care of the Kuwagamon, Kabuterimon digivolves into [=MegaKabuterimon=] for the first time and slays Okuwamon.
*** "Garudamon of the Crimson Wings": A massive [=CannonBeemon=] commands a squadron of Waspmon to kidnap local Digimon to be used by the evil forces. It is defeated when Birdramon becomes Garudamon for the first time.
*** "The Wolf Standing Atop The Desert": Garurumon becomes [=WereGarurumon=] for the first time when Matt, Sora, Joe and their partners have to face a Scorpiomon ruling over a desert they are trying to cross.
** ''Anime/DigimonGhostGame'': Arukenimon appears as a villain again. She is portrayed as a Digimon that likes to [[BrainFood devour the brains of very smart people to gain their intelligence]], and is one of the few antagonist Digimon that is genuinely depicted as evil and unsympathetic.
* ''Manga/DragonBallZ'': Cell is Dr. Gero's ultimate creation, made from the DNA of the galaxy's most powerful warriors. He is an insect-like creature who seeks to achieve his perfect form and is willing to wipe out entire cities to reach his goal.
* ''Anime/{{Gunbuster}}'': The Uchuu Kaiju, or Space Monsters, are a race of InsectoidAliens bent on eradicating humanity.
* ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'':
** The first villain Saitama ever faced was Crablante, a crab-like monster who didn't hesitate to kill children for making fun of him.
** Two of [[EvilGenius Dr.]] [[MadScientist Genus's]] artificial mutants qualify -- Mosquito Girl who is based on a mosquito and is enjoys draining people of their blood and Carnage Kabuto, a rhino beetle mutant who enjoys fighting and destruction.
** The Monster Association is a villain of group [[WasOnceAMan humans turned monsters]]. Some of their members are arthropod creatures such as Awakened Cockroach, Centichoro and Bug God.
* ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199'': When the crew are investigating a habitable planet in the Beemla System, they are attacked by a giant arthropod. Hieroglyphs in an ancient ruin suggest that it is a feral form of the fallen civilization's livestock.
* ''Manga/TerraforMARS'': The Terraformars are humanoid cockroaches who were created to help humans adapt to Mars but evolved and now seek to destroy humans.
* ''Franchise/YuGiOh'': A number of villains and antagonists have used insect decks.
** ''Anime/YuGiOh'': Insector Haga is the most well known example in the franchise. A highly respected duelist when introduced, Haga shows how underhanded he is by throwing Yugi's Exodia cards into the water. In his return in the Battle City arc, he sabotages Jonouchi's deck by slipping in a card that allows him to turn all his monsters into insect monsters. The Waking the Dragons filler arc has him go full on villain by joining the doomsday cult the heroes are fighting against.
** ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'':
*** In the second episode, Yusei duels a man named Lenny who wants to take his [[CoolBike D-Wheel]]. Lenny uses an insect deck that focuses on beatdown and swarm tactics.
*** Rudger Goodwin is the leader of the Dark Signers, the {{Evil Counterpart}}s to the Signers. He uses a spider deck with his ace monster being the Earthbound God Uru who resembles a giant spider.
** ''Anime/YuGiOhZexal'':
*** Semimaru is an underground Dueling criminal who was reincarnated as a Barian with a cicada-like appearance. He also uses an archetype of insect monsters called Cicadas.http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=lzy73l543vpddeg3zgrqwf8o
*** ''Manga/YuGiOhZexal'' (manga): Kyoji Yagumo is a ruthless and cruel Numbers Hunter with a Spider deck.
** ''Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS'': Aso is a member of the [[AntiVillain Knights of Hanoi]] and uses an insect deck focusing on the Motor Worm archetype. In contrast to the other examples on this list, Aso is a villain with a noble goal, namely saving humanity from the Ignis.
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* Creator/DCComics:
** ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'': Parallax is the cosmic embodiment of fear and the creature that possessed Hal Jordan to make him evil. It's appearance is a cross between a dragonfly and reptile.
** ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'': Godship, the main villain of ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}'', commands an army of large insect monsters.
** ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
*** The ComicBook/PostCrisis version of Insect Queen is an insect-like alien who seeks to colonize Earth.
*** ''ComicBook/KryptoniteNevermore'' has Superman saving ComicBook/LoisLane and her pilot from a swarm of flesh-eating ants.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': The Robert Kanigher run featured the Termite Queen, a one-shot villain who appeared in issue #58. She was a monster termite with a vicious hatred of humans and the ability to telepathically command termites, which she used to make them consume metal and wreak havoc.
* Creator/MarvelComics:
** ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'': Annihilus is the insectoid tyrant of the Negative Zone. He views all other living creatures as a threat to him and believes the only way to survive is to kill everyone else.
** ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': Miek, one of Hulk's companions in ''ComicBook/PlanetHulk'' and ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulk'', doesn't start out this way but becomes this over time. Miek belongs to an insectoid race native to the planet Sakaar. After he encounters several tragedies, including his species facing extinction, Miek becomes obsessed with getting revenge on those who have wronged him, escalating to him [[spoiler:withholding the truth about how the Hulk's wife and children truly died so the Hulk would go Worldbreaker and become a machine of complete rage and destruction.]]
** ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'':
*** Mac Gargan aka the Scorpion is a former private eye who was transformed into a scorpion-based villain after he underwent an experiment funded by J. Jonah Jameson.
*** Richard Deacon aka the Human Fly was a two-bit criminal who stumbled upon a scientist's lab while fleeing the police. The scientist's experiments transformed into a superhuman using the genetic code of a housefly. Deacon killed the scientist and used his new powers for criminal pursuits.
** ''ComicBook/XMen'':
*** The Brood are insectoid aliens who serve as antagonists to the heroes. The Brood's goal is to reproduce and consume all resources, and they have been shown to be very sadistic when torturing their victims.
*** ''ComicBook/{{Madrox}}'': [[spoiler:Sheila [=DeSoto=], the fiancée of mob boss Eddie Vance]], is the true villain of the story and is a mutant with the ability to take on a terrifying insectoid form. She got engaged to[[spoiler:Eddie]] in order to kill him and take over his racket, and murdered a Madrox duplicate when he learned of her plans.
* ''ComicBook/VengeanceOfVampirella2019'': In issue #9, Vampirella and her friends are attacked by a swarm of insect demons. They kill most of them but one of the demons survives to inform Nyx of the battle.
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* ''Fanfic/EquestriaGirlsFriendshipSouls'': Chrysalis has a very obvious insect motif and is without a doubt the most evil and cruel character in the entire story. While in her Resurreccion form, her upper body remains that of a [[BeautyIsBad beautiful woman]] with a pair of green antennae, while [[OurCentaursAreDifferent her lower half]] is an amalgamation of different kinds of insect and arachnid parts, including over six feet long [[SlayingMantis mantis-like scythe blades]], two sets of wings - [[MothMenace one of a moth's]], one of a wasp's and a [[SpidersAreScary barbed spider abdomen]] [[WickedWasps with a wasp stinger]] at the end. And to add to her status as [[HiveQueen the Queen]], [[MotherOfAThousandYoung she can spontaneously lay eggs to make mindless but powerful offsprings.]] Her part of Hueco Mundo closely resembles a hive and she has the ability to put people in cocoons. [[spoiler: Her son, Thorax, while taking a lot from her, [[AvertedTrope is an aversion]].]]
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[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'': Tamatoa is a [[DragonHoard greedy]] [[GiantEnemyCrab giant coconut crab]] who attacks our heroes, for vengeance in Maui's case and just because in Moana's case.
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'': Arthropod-themed {{Kaiju}} appear throughout the films as antagonists.
** ''Film/SonOfGodzilla'': The Kamacuras are giant praying mantises who try to eat Godzilla's son, Minilla. There is also Kumonga, a GiantSpider that is much more dangerous than the Kamacuras.
** ''Film/GodzillaVsMegaguirus'': The titular Megaguirus is a DreadfulDragonfly and the main antagonist of the film. She can siphon energy from her opponents and use their powers against them.
** ''Film/GodzillaVsMegalon'': Megalon is an insect Kaiju that seems to be a cross between a mole cricket and a rhino beetle.
** ''Film/GodzillaAndMothraTheBattleForEarth'': Mothra averts this by being a heroic moth Kaiju. However, her dark counterpart Battra plays this straight, albeit as a WellIntentionedExtremist. While he also protects the Earth, he is only concerned with the Earth, and any of its inhabitants who threaten the planet will also face his wrath, which happened to the Cosmos civilization when they created a weather control system. In the present day, he awakened to stop an asteroid headed for Earth, but was enraged by modern humanity's pollution and began attacking civilization as punishment.
** ''Film/GodzillaVsGigan'': The main villains are a race of cockroach-like aliens who want to take over Earth after their own planet was destroyed by pollution.
** ''Film/EbirahHorrorOfTheDeep'': The titular Ebirah is a giant shrimp mutated by the nuclear waste of the terrorist organization Red Bamboo who use him to guard their island base.
** ''Film/TheReturnOfGodzilla'': Shockirus are giant sea lice which were mutated by feeding on Godzilla's radioactive blood. At five feet long, they were certainly large enough to be a threat to humans, even if not quite Kaiju-sized.
** ''Film/Godzilla2014'': The MUTOs, the villainous Kaiju of the movie and resemble giant insects. They are a somewhat example: Their goal is merely to reunite with one another, have offspring, and ensure the resurgence of their species. Even with the amount of destruction they cause, they are at least sympathetic in this regard. In addition, they usually only cause destruction solely because they're so large and through the movie, they act like actual animals.
* ''Film/MenInBlack'': The Bug is a giant, sapient roach from outer space that doesn't mind destroying our world, and thinks wars are good because it means more food for his family.
* ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'': Ivan Ooze commands two [[MechanicalInsects arthropod-themed]] robots, which he uses to attack the city. One is based on a hornet and the other is based on a scorpion.
* ''Film/TheWildWildWest'': Doctor Loveless is the main villain and has a spider AnimalMotif. His flag has a spider on it, his secret base is in Spider Canyon and the film's climax has him trying to kill President Grant with a SpiderTank.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/AllTomorrows'': The Qu are InsectoidAliens who feel it is was their right to take living creatures of all stripes and reshape them into the Qu's ideal image.
* ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'': The Skrit Na are an insectoid race who are allies of the Yeerks, the villains of the series. They start out as insectoid but change to a less insectoid appearance as part of their life cycle.
* ''Literature/StarshipTroopers'': The Bugs are the alien antagonists of the novels and are utterly ruthless in their war against humanity. That said there is some ambiguity regarding them; It is left on clear which side actually started the war between the humans and the Bugs, and the Federation did expand on planets that had been claimed by the Bugs.
* ''{{Literature/Spellsinger}}'': The main villains of the first two books are the Plated Folk, a nation of genocidal insects with a taste for the flesh and blood of sapient mammals. Averted with the Weavers of Gossameringue, a spider nation who are rather scary, but allies with the heroes.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/{{Angel}}'': The monsters of the week in "Fredless" are vicious giant bugs.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': The She-Mantis is the MonsterOfTheWeek in "Teacher's Pet". She is a mantis monster who takes the form of a human teacher in order to find a host to carry her eggs, with the implication that she will kill them after their purpose is served.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The Macra from "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E7TheMacraTerror The Macra Terror]]" are a race of expansionist alien crabs who have taken over a human mining colony to get the phebotinum the race needs to survive.
* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'': Many villains and monsters have an arthropod theme.
** ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'': The Stag Beetle was a monster created by Zedd for the purpose of draining Tommy's waning Green Ranger powers. There was also Commander Crayfish and Grumble Bee.
** ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'':
*** "Wasp With A Heart" has two insect-themed monsters, Waspicable and Sting King. The former is a subversion of this trope, being a kind-hearted creature that is being forced into evil and pulls a FaceHeelTurn after being befriended by Cassie. The latter plays this trope straight and tries to kill the Rangers.
*** "The Barillian Sting" has the Barillian Bugs, a race of scorpion-like aliens whose sting can transform the victim into one of them, as Carlos learned the hard way.
** ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy'': Scorpius is an alien warlord who is basically a cross between a spider and an octopus. His daughter Trakeena is a humanoid in insectoid armor and takes over as the main villain after Scorpius dies. For extra points, there ship also resembles a cross between a dragonfly and a scorpion. There was also a monster of the week who was based on a lobster.
** ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'': [[JapaneseBeetleBrothers The Thunder Rangers]] are a subversion. They start out as [[PsychoRangers evil Rangers]] but are revealed to have sympathetic motives, namely avenging their dead parents which they were tricked by [[BigBad Lothor ]]into believing the Wind Rangers' mentor was responsible for. They ultimately pull a HeelFaceTurn.
** ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'':
*** Demagnetron is a the monster of the week in "Game On". He is part diving beetle, part rhododendron and part magnet.
*** Insectolite is the monster of the week in "Burning at Both Ends". He is a cross between a centipede, a pansy and a satellite.
** ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'': The Warstar are a race of insectoid beings who are out to conquer Earth. Their leader, Admiral Malkor, is a moth-like being and one hell of a BadBoss.
* ''Series/RedDwarf'': One of the [[GeneticAbomination GELF]] types the Dwarfers have encountered over the years is the Psiren, a creature which resembles a giant assassin beetle. Said creature also lures unsuspecting crew in with their illusions so that they can suck out their brains with a straw.
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[[folder:Toys]]
* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'':
** ''Franchise/TransformersGeneration1'': The Insecticons are Decepticons with insect alt modes. In addition to serving as {{Mooks}} for Megatron, they possess the ability to convert any sort of matter into Energon for the Decpeticons to use.
** ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'': The Predacons had reptiles, dinosaurs,insects, arachnids and crustaceans as their alt modes. The arthropod Predacons where Waspinator (wasp), Inferno (ant), Scorponok (scorpion), Quickstrike ([[MixAndMatchCritter part snake, part scorpion]]), Tarantulus (spider), Rampage (crab) and Blackarachnia (spider). Blackarachnia does pull a HeelFaceTurn but doesn't quite shake her Predacon ruthlessness.
** ''Film/TransformersFilmSeries'': The Decepticons are given monstrous animal-like features to contrast with the more [[BeautyEqualsGoodness human-looking Autobots]]. Some of them have arthropod features such as Megatron, Demolishor, Scalpel and Frenzy. There is also Scorponok whose robot mode is a scorpion.
** ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'': Waspinator and Blackarachnia are sympathetic variations of this trope.
*** Before she became Blackarachnia, Elita-1 was an Autobot cadet who, along with her friends Optimus and Sentinel, went to the planet Archa Seven looking for a Decepticon ship. The trio were attacked by {{Giant Spider}}s and Elita was presumed dead. In reality, she had used her ability to copy powers from other creatures allowed her to survive being injected with the spiders' venom but she was also transformed into a techno-organic Transformer with a spider alternate mode. Blackarachnia hates the Autobots, particularly Optimus and Sentinel, for abandoning her and has sided with the Decepticons. However, her main goal is to reverse her transformation into a techno-organic and she is depicted as a TragicVillain.
*** Wasp was once an arrogant but promising Autobot cadet until he was framed for being a Decepticon spy by Longarm Prime (aka Shockwave). Wasp was imprisoned and driven mad by the experience, swearing revenge on Bumblebee for ruining his life. He broke out and ultimately fell in with Blackarachnia who convinced him to undergo a procedure that transformed him into a techno-organic Transformer with an insect alternate mode.
** ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'': In addition to the Insecticons, we also have Airachnid. A sadistic spider-like robot, Airachnid served as a mercenary during the Cybertron War, holding no allegiances to either side. Not only does hunt other species into extinction for sport, but she also murdered Arcee's first partner Tailgate.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'': Some of the demon enemies are insect-themed.
** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry1'': Beezlebubs are insects that have grown to enormous proportions as a result of possession by demons. Blue Beelzebubs resemble flies and can spit out maggots that stop you from using guns, while green Beelzebubs resemble mantises.
** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'': Agnus is the EvilGenius of [[CorruptChurch the Order of the Sword]], the main villains of the game. His demon is a large humanoid insect, which he uses in his boss battle with Dante.
** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'': The Empusa are insect-like demons, who deliver all the stolen blood back to the hive which serves as the center of the Qliphoth.
* ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness'': One of the Ancients is Chatturr'gha who serves as one of the three main antagonists of the game. His physical form resembles a giant crustacean.
* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'':
** Hanzo Hasashi goes by the codename Scorpion. He frequently goes through the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor and can transform into a giant scorpion in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4''.
** D'Vorah is a villain and a member of the Kytin, an insectoid race whose bodies are essentially humanoid hives of insect colonies. D'Vorah is one of the least trustworthy characters in the games, willing to ally with anyone she believes will assure her survival. This often means she is on the side of the villains.
* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'': Some of the Bio-Organic Weapons or B.O.W.s for short, have been insects or arachnids transformed into terrifying monsters.
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil1'': The Web Spinner and Black Tiger are spiders who have grown into giants as a result of exposure to the T-Virus while the [[VideoGame/ResidentEvilRemake remake]] introduced the Chimera a creature created by combining human and fly DNA.
**{{VideoGame/ResidentEvil0}}: Two of the bosses the main protagonists Rebecca Chambers and Billy Coen face are the Stinger and the Centurion a giant scorpion and centipede respectively.
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis'': The Drain Deimos and Brain Sucker are massive humanoid insects encountered on multiple occasions by the protagonist Jill Valentine.
**{{VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica}}: One of the bosses fought by Chris Redfield is a giant black widow spider which was created by the T-Virus.
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'': The Novistadors are giant insects who serve as a host of the Las Plaga parasites, they are capable of turning themselves invisible as well as spitting corrosive acid as an offensive weapon.
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'': The Reapers are African cockroaches that have been transformed by accidental exposure to Uroboros.
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'': The J'avo are a class of mutant whose body parts transform into arthropod creatures.
**{{VideoGame/ResidentEvil7}}: In the Old House giant insects created by the Mold are encountered as common enemies by the protagonist Ethan Winters.
* ''VideoGame/SekiroShadowsDieTwice'': In the Senpou Temple area some of the Buddhist monks have become infested with centipedes as part of their pursuit of immortality, the infested will only be resurrected when killed unless they are given a death blow using the Mortal Blade.
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* Pop Cross Studios: Christian has painted numerous monsters in his art channel, several of which are arthropods. Prominent examples include:
** ''WebVideo/WhatIfPokemonWereSCPs'': Three of the [[AdaptationalUgliness uglier]], more dangerous Pokemon in this series are Bug types: Scizor (mixture of crustacean and mantis powerful enough to kill black bears), Heracross (gigantic rhinoceros beetle powerful enough to kill Asian elephants) and Giratina (gigantic centipede-shaped entity regarded as Satan himself).
** ''WebVideo/TayrunsAdventuresAndBeastChronicling'': The Leather-backed Omni-Stomper is basically the [[Film/Robocop1987 Ed-209]] depicted as a gigantic bipedal invertebrate ([[CartoonCreature though what type is not certain]]) which is highly territorial and attacks anything that enters its turf (luckily, it still can't climb, so its victims can evade by hiding at the top of a hill until it clears off).
** ''In the Depths of the Everyverse'' features Christian's original characters Tayrun and Kayla, exploring the caves of the titular dimension. One of the numerous creatures that attacks them is a gigantic aquatic scorpion with a tail that ends in a humanoid mannequin, which it uses to pretend to be a drowning person to lure Kayla into its grasp.
** ''Phobias as Demons'': Arachnibus and Entomantis are two [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]] who eat people that suffer from specific phobias. Arachnibus eats arachnophobes, so as its name implies, it takes the form of a gigantic spider with SlasherSmile patterns covering its abdomen and fangs, whereas Entomantis eats entomophobes, and takes the form of a gigantic hornet with four legs shaped like a mantis' arms. Arachnibus can inject its prey with a venom that paralyzes them and increases their fear, whereas Entomantis' venom attracts smaller stinging insects to its victims to continue tormenting them.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/DinoRiders'': The Rulons are a race of BeastMen who serve as the villains of the setting. Amongst them are Antor, an ant creature, and Lokus, a locust creature.
* ''WesternAnimation/GodzillaTheSeries'': A number of the evil {{Kaiju}} Godzilla fights are arthropods: the Megapede, Fire Monster, Giant Scorpion, GiantSpider, El Gusano Gigante, the Giant Bees, Giant Termites.
* ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest'': The eponymous robot in the episode "The Robot Spy." When first discovered, it looks like a bowling ball that's 30 inches (75 cm) in diameter. The Quest team put it in a storage shed overnight, intending to examine it more closely in the morning. Left alone, the ball spouts four very long articulated legs, and opens one big eye. Under the command of its master Dr. Zin, the robo-spider then goes sneaking around the facility, aiming to analyze Quest's newest SecretWeapon.
* ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuestTheRealAdventures'': "Digital Doublecross" has Jonny and Jessie having to deal with a virus created by Surd which has infected Questworld and created digital duplicates of them. While trying to evade said duplicates, Jonny and Jessie head into a hive level where they also have to fight off bee-like monsters.
* ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'':
** In the first episode, Gorrath's mech displays the ability to transform into a spider-like form.
** The R.E.G.I.S. Mark 5 is a spider-like alien robot hellbent on destroying everything in sight.
** In "Buggin' The System", Coop, Kiva and Jamie discover a planet with information that might help them defeat the Glorft. Unfortunately, the planet also contains energy-loving bugs that have infested Megas and are draining it.
* ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlackTheSeries'': Edgar's race of insect aliens appear as villains in the series. The Queen orders a bounty on Agent L's head as revenge for Edgar's death.
* ''WesternAnimation/MummiesAlive'':
** Scarab can transform into a beetle creature in battle.
** Jakal's [[CainAndAbel evil brother]] Arak has armor based on a scorpion.
* ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperForceGo'':
** "The Stranded Seven": The heroes crash land on a planet whose [[CatFolk feline inhabitants]] are being terrorized and oppressed by a race of praying mantis creatures called the Mantidons.
** "Invasion of the Vreen": The heroes battle the Vreen, a race of mutated insects who seek to devour Shugazoom.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheMummyTheAnimatedSeries'':
** In "Trio", Imhotep fuses with a spider creature called the Nihansan that was sealed away.
** One of the recurring villains is a beetle creature called the Scarab.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** {{Subverted}} with the Changelings, a race of creatures that look like a cross between a Pony and a winged insect. They're initially introduced as a HordeOfAlienLocusts who terrorize Equestria and have a HorrorHunger for love. However, it's eventually revealed that they're being deliberately starved for love by Queen Chrysalis, and once they learn more about friendship, they make a HeelFaceTurn, complete with a metamorphosis into more beautiful forms which resemble a cross between a deer and a stag beetle. [[InsectQueen Queen Chrysalis]], however, plays this trope straight, refusing to change and eventually forming a BigBadEnsemble with some of the former villains of the series in a bid to conquer Equestria.
** The main characters have fought creatures resembling insects. These include the Bugbear (a vicious cross between a [[BearsAreBadNews bear]] and a bug), Flyders, flying Spiders who apparently consider Ponies to be food, and the Flash Bees, which have electric stingers and are highly aggressive.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheOctonauts'': A skull spider from "The Beetle Invasion" attempts to eat one of the Bombardier beetles alive with an evil grin on her face. [[FaceYourFears Kwazii deals overcomes his arachnophobia by stopping her]].
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'':
** Roach Coach from "Insect Inside" is a roach in a humanoid robot suit who commands an army of cockroaches to take over Townsville.
** The MonsterOfTheWeek in "Bubblevision" is a giant ant creature.
** In "[[WhatDoTheyFearEpisode Power-Noia]]", HIM torments the girls with nightmares revolving around their worst fears. In Buttercup's case, her nightmare is being attacked by giant spiders due to her arachnophobia. The climax has the girls fight HIM who has taken on the form of a freakish, scorpion-like creature.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'': In "April's Artifact", April and the Turtles are accidentally transported to another dimension where they are attacked by giant wasps.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'': The Turtles face quite a few of them, like the cockroach in "Cockroach Terminator" and the mutant wasp in "Parasitica".
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There is something about small creatures that crawl, slither or fly that some people just find unsettling. Whether it's because they can be dangerous when they get into our food, can be potentially fatal with their stings or bites, their presence indicating uncleanliness and pollution or [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking just because they can be very annoying]] [[BugBuzz when they buzz around]].
In fiction, arthropods or arthropod-like creatures have a habit of appearing as villains or monsters to be feared quite often. The most common choices are scorpions, spiders, cockroaches, flies, crabs, lobsters and mosquitoes but even more "benevolent" arthropods such as butterflies, ladybugs and ants can be used. Of course, it doesn't matter how dangerous or harmless these creatures are in real life.
Arthropods are quite often [[InsectoidAliens aliens]], monsters and [[MechanicalInsects robots]] due to how their designs lend themselves to [[BigCreepyCrawlies large, scary creatures]]. They will often be the evil faction in the BugWar.
WhatMeasureIsANonCute can be a factor in this trope, since many people consider most arthropods to have scary/ugly appearances.
Compare ReptilesAreAbhorrent. Contrast FriendlyNeighborhoodSpider, PrettyButterflies and VirtuousBees. Related to FliesEqualsEvil and BugsHeraldEvil.
SuperTrope to:
* AntAssault
* BeeAfraid
* CreepyCamelSpider
* CreepyCentipedes
* CreepyCockroach
* GiantEnemyCrab
* MosquitoMiscreants
* MothMenace
* PennyPinchingCrab
* ScaryScorpions
* SpidersAreScary
* TermiteTrouble
* WickedWasps
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
** Shawlong Koufan is one of the Arrancar, an advanced form of [[TheHeartless Hollow]] with Shinigami-like powers. Shawlong Koufar is an Arrancar with an earwig AnimalMotif. His [[SuperMode Resurrecion]] form is earwig-themed and comes with CreepyLongFingers that are capable of cutting up a ([[PowerLimiter restrained]]) Hitsugaya.
** Loly Aivirnne is a sadistic and abusive Arrancar whose Resurrecion form turns her into a giant centipede.
** Kaname Tosen is a traitor Shinigami who underwent the Hollowfication process after joining with [[BigBad Aizen]].His Hollow form is giant cricket creature.
** Sosuke Aizen is the BigBad of the pre-timeskip half of the series. His Hogyoku transformations are modeled after a butterfly, with his final form being a disturbing, eldritch butterfly-like creature.
* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'': Insectoid Digimon appear throughout the various anime series. A few of them have been partners to the heroes (Tentomon in ''Adventure'', Wormmon in ''Adventure 02'') but more often than not they appear as main villains or [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters of the week]].
** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'': The first antagonistic Digimon the team encounters is a Kuwagamon, an Insectoid Digimon based on a saw stag beetle. Other examples include Scorpiomon, a servant of the Dark Master [=MetalSeadramon=] and Dokugumon, a spider Digimon who served [[ArcVillain Myotismon]].
** ''Anime/DigimonTheMovie'': Diaboromon is the main villain of the "Our War Game" portion of the movie. Sporting an insect-like appearance inspired by the [[https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/674cbfe71db2ba5ff17151e999f7e6ad865159b0/0_58_1728_1037/master/1728.jpg?width=1200&height=900&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=509993097ffad8152a66a6d74d14e665 Y2K Bug]], it is an evil virus Digimon who was wreaking havoc across the Internet.
** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'': Arukenimon is an evil Ultimate Digimon based on a spider. She and Mummymon serve [[ArcVillain Yukio Oikawa]], the second human villain seen in the series.
** ''Anime/DigimonTamers'': Dokugumon appears as an evil Digimon again, this time trying to eat Rika and Renamon. She is defeated when Renamon digivolves into Kyubimon for the first time.
** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure2020'':
*** "The King of Insects Clash": Taichi, Mimi, Koshiro and their Digimon are attacked by an Okuwamon and a swarm of Kuwagamon when they reach a canyon. While [=MetalGreymon=] and Togemon take care of the Kuwagamon, Kabuterimon digivolves into [=MegaKabuterimon=] for the first time and slays Okuwamon.
*** "Garudamon of the Crimson Wings": A massive [=CannonBeemon=] commands a squadron of Waspmon to kidnap local Digimon to be used by the evil forces. It is defeated when Birdramon becomes Garudamon for the first time.
*** "The Wolf Standing Atop The Desert": Garurumon becomes [=WereGarurumon=] for the first time when Matt, Sora, Joe and their partners have to face a Scorpiomon ruling over a desert they are trying to cross.
** ''Anime/DigimonGhostGame'': Arukenimon appears as a villain again. She is portrayed as a Digimon that likes to [[BrainFood devour the brains of very smart people to gain their intelligence]], and is one of the few antagonist Digimon that is genuinely depicted as evil and unsympathetic.
* ''Manga/DragonBallZ'': Cell is Dr. Gero's ultimate creation, made from the DNA of the galaxy's most powerful warriors. He is an insect-like creature who seeks to achieve his perfect form and is willing to wipe out entire cities to reach his goal.
* ''Anime/{{Gunbuster}}'': The Uchuu Kaiju, or Space Monsters, are a race of InsectoidAliens bent on eradicating humanity.
* ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'':
** The first villain Saitama ever faced was Crablante, a crab-like monster who didn't hesitate to kill children for making fun of him.
** Two of [[EvilGenius Dr.]] [[MadScientist Genus's]] artificial mutants qualify -- Mosquito Girl who is based on a mosquito and is enjoys draining people of their blood and Carnage Kabuto, a rhino beetle mutant who enjoys fighting and destruction.
** The Monster Association is a villain of group [[WasOnceAMan humans turned monsters]]. Some of their members are arthropod creatures such as Awakened Cockroach, Centichoro and Bug God.
* ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199'': When the crew are investigating a habitable planet in the Beemla System, they are attacked by a giant arthropod. Hieroglyphs in an ancient ruin suggest that it is a feral form of the fallen civilization's livestock.
* ''Manga/TerraforMARS'': The Terraformars are humanoid cockroaches who were created to help humans adapt to Mars but evolved and now seek to destroy humans.
* ''Franchise/YuGiOh'': A number of villains and antagonists have used insect decks.
** ''Anime/YuGiOh'': Insector Haga is the most well known example in the franchise. A highly respected duelist when introduced, Haga shows how underhanded he is by throwing Yugi's Exodia cards into the water. In his return in the Battle City arc, he sabotages Jonouchi's deck by slipping in a card that allows him to turn all his monsters into insect monsters. The Waking the Dragons filler arc has him go full on villain by joining the doomsday cult the heroes are fighting against.
** ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'':
*** In the second episode, Yusei duels a man named Lenny who wants to take his [[CoolBike D-Wheel]]. Lenny uses an insect deck that focuses on beatdown and swarm tactics.
*** Rudger Goodwin is the leader of the Dark Signers, the {{Evil Counterpart}}s to the Signers. He uses a spider deck with his ace monster being the Earthbound God Uru who resembles a giant spider.
** ''Anime/YuGiOhZexal'':
*** Semimaru is an underground Dueling criminal who was reincarnated as a Barian with a cicada-like appearance. He also uses an archetype of insect monsters called Cicadas.http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=lzy73l543vpddeg3zgrqwf8o
*** ''Manga/YuGiOhZexal'' (manga): Kyoji Yagumo is a ruthless and cruel Numbers Hunter with a Spider deck.
** ''Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS'': Aso is a member of the [[AntiVillain Knights of Hanoi]] and uses an insect deck focusing on the Motor Worm archetype. In contrast to the other examples on this list, Aso is a villain with a noble goal, namely saving humanity from the Ignis.
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* Creator/DCComics:
** ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'': Parallax is the cosmic embodiment of fear and the creature that possessed Hal Jordan to make him evil. It's appearance is a cross between a dragonfly and reptile.
** ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'': Godship, the main villain of ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}'', commands an army of large insect monsters.
** ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
*** The ComicBook/PostCrisis version of Insect Queen is an insect-like alien who seeks to colonize Earth.
*** ''ComicBook/KryptoniteNevermore'' has Superman saving ComicBook/LoisLane and her pilot from a swarm of flesh-eating ants.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': The Robert Kanigher run featured the Termite Queen, a one-shot villain who appeared in issue #58. She was a monster termite with a vicious hatred of humans and the ability to telepathically command termites, which she used to make them consume metal and wreak havoc.
* Creator/MarvelComics:
** ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'': Annihilus is the insectoid tyrant of the Negative Zone. He views all other living creatures as a threat to him and believes the only way to survive is to kill everyone else.
** ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': Miek, one of Hulk's companions in ''ComicBook/PlanetHulk'' and ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulk'', doesn't start out this way but becomes this over time. Miek belongs to an insectoid race native to the planet Sakaar. After he encounters several tragedies, including his species facing extinction, Miek becomes obsessed with getting revenge on those who have wronged him, escalating to him [[spoiler:withholding the truth about how the Hulk's wife and children truly died so the Hulk would go Worldbreaker and become a machine of complete rage and destruction.]]
** ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'':
*** Mac Gargan aka the Scorpion is a former private eye who was transformed into a scorpion-based villain after he underwent an experiment funded by J. Jonah Jameson.
*** Richard Deacon aka the Human Fly was a two-bit criminal who stumbled upon a scientist's lab while fleeing the police. The scientist's experiments transformed into a superhuman using the genetic code of a housefly. Deacon killed the scientist and used his new powers for criminal pursuits.
** ''ComicBook/XMen'':
*** The Brood are insectoid aliens who serve as antagonists to the heroes. The Brood's goal is to reproduce and consume all resources, and they have been shown to be very sadistic when torturing their victims.
*** ''ComicBook/{{Madrox}}'': [[spoiler:Sheila [=DeSoto=], the fiancée of mob boss Eddie Vance]], is the true villain of the story and is a mutant with the ability to take on a terrifying insectoid form. She got engaged to[[spoiler:Eddie]] in order to kill him and take over his racket, and murdered a Madrox duplicate when he learned of her plans.
* ''ComicBook/VengeanceOfVampirella2019'': In issue #9, Vampirella and her friends are attacked by a swarm of insect demons. They kill most of them but one of the demons survives to inform Nyx of the battle.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* ''Fanfic/EquestriaGirlsFriendshipSouls'': Chrysalis has a very obvious insect motif and is without a doubt the most evil and cruel character in the entire story. While in her Resurreccion form, her upper body remains that of a [[BeautyIsBad beautiful woman]] with a pair of green antennae, while [[OurCentaursAreDifferent her lower half]] is an amalgamation of different kinds of insect and arachnid parts, including over six feet long [[SlayingMantis mantis-like scythe blades]], two sets of wings - [[MothMenace one of a moth's]], one of a wasp's and a [[SpidersAreScary barbed spider abdomen]] [[WickedWasps with a wasp stinger]] at the end. And to add to her status as [[HiveQueen the Queen]], [[MotherOfAThousandYoung she can spontaneously lay eggs to make mindless but powerful offsprings.]] Her part of Hueco Mundo closely resembles a hive and she has the ability to put people in cocoons. [[spoiler: Her son, Thorax, while taking a lot from her, [[AvertedTrope is an aversion]].]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'': Tamatoa is a [[DragonHoard greedy]] [[GiantEnemyCrab giant coconut crab]] who attacks our heroes, for vengeance in Maui's case and just because in Moana's case.
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'': Arthropod-themed {{Kaiju}} appear throughout the films as antagonists.
** ''Film/SonOfGodzilla'': The Kamacuras are giant praying mantises who try to eat Godzilla's son, Minilla. There is also Kumonga, a GiantSpider that is much more dangerous than the Kamacuras.
** ''Film/GodzillaVsMegaguirus'': The titular Megaguirus is a DreadfulDragonfly and the main antagonist of the film. She can siphon energy from her opponents and use their powers against them.
** ''Film/GodzillaVsMegalon'': Megalon is an insect Kaiju that seems to be a cross between a mole cricket and a rhino beetle.
** ''Film/GodzillaAndMothraTheBattleForEarth'': Mothra averts this by being a heroic moth Kaiju. However, her dark counterpart Battra plays this straight, albeit as a WellIntentionedExtremist. While he also protects the Earth, he is only concerned with the Earth, and any of its inhabitants who threaten the planet will also face his wrath, which happened to the Cosmos civilization when they created a weather control system. In the present day, he awakened to stop an asteroid headed for Earth, but was enraged by modern humanity's pollution and began attacking civilization as punishment.
** ''Film/GodzillaVsGigan'': The main villains are a race of cockroach-like aliens who want to take over Earth after their own planet was destroyed by pollution.
** ''Film/EbirahHorrorOfTheDeep'': The titular Ebirah is a giant shrimp mutated by the nuclear waste of the terrorist organization Red Bamboo who use him to guard their island base.
** ''Film/TheReturnOfGodzilla'': Shockirus are giant sea lice which were mutated by feeding on Godzilla's radioactive blood. At five feet long, they were certainly large enough to be a threat to humans, even if not quite Kaiju-sized.
** ''Film/Godzilla2014'': The MUTOs, the villainous Kaiju of the movie and resemble giant insects. They are a somewhat example: Their goal is merely to reunite with one another, have offspring, and ensure the resurgence of their species. Even with the amount of destruction they cause, they are at least sympathetic in this regard. In addition, they usually only cause destruction solely because they're so large and through the movie, they act like actual animals.
* ''Film/MenInBlack'': The Bug is a giant, sapient roach from outer space that doesn't mind destroying our world, and thinks wars are good because it means more food for his family.
* ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'': Ivan Ooze commands two [[MechanicalInsects arthropod-themed]] robots, which he uses to attack the city. One is based on a hornet and the other is based on a scorpion.
* ''Film/TheWildWildWest'': Doctor Loveless is the main villain and has a spider AnimalMotif. His flag has a spider on it, his secret base is in Spider Canyon and the film's climax has him trying to kill President Grant with a SpiderTank.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/AllTomorrows'': The Qu are InsectoidAliens who feel it is was their right to take living creatures of all stripes and reshape them into the Qu's ideal image.
* ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'': The Skrit Na are an insectoid race who are allies of the Yeerks, the villains of the series. They start out as insectoid but change to a less insectoid appearance as part of their life cycle.
* ''Literature/StarshipTroopers'': The Bugs are the alien antagonists of the novels and are utterly ruthless in their war against humanity. That said there is some ambiguity regarding them; It is left on clear which side actually started the war between the humans and the Bugs, and the Federation did expand on planets that had been claimed by the Bugs.
* ''{{Literature/Spellsinger}}'': The main villains of the first two books are the Plated Folk, a nation of genocidal insects with a taste for the flesh and blood of sapient mammals. Averted with the Weavers of Gossameringue, a spider nation who are rather scary, but allies with the heroes.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/{{Angel}}'': The monsters of the week in "Fredless" are vicious giant bugs.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': The She-Mantis is the MonsterOfTheWeek in "Teacher's Pet". She is a mantis monster who takes the form of a human teacher in order to find a host to carry her eggs, with the implication that she will kill them after their purpose is served.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The Macra from "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E7TheMacraTerror The Macra Terror]]" are a race of expansionist alien crabs who have taken over a human mining colony to get the phebotinum the race needs to survive.
* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'': Many villains and monsters have an arthropod theme.
** ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'': The Stag Beetle was a monster created by Zedd for the purpose of draining Tommy's waning Green Ranger powers. There was also Commander Crayfish and Grumble Bee.
** ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'':
*** "Wasp With A Heart" has two insect-themed monsters, Waspicable and Sting King. The former is a subversion of this trope, being a kind-hearted creature that is being forced into evil and pulls a FaceHeelTurn after being befriended by Cassie. The latter plays this trope straight and tries to kill the Rangers.
*** "The Barillian Sting" has the Barillian Bugs, a race of scorpion-like aliens whose sting can transform the victim into one of them, as Carlos learned the hard way.
** ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy'': Scorpius is an alien warlord who is basically a cross between a spider and an octopus. His daughter Trakeena is a humanoid in insectoid armor and takes over as the main villain after Scorpius dies. For extra points, there ship also resembles a cross between a dragonfly and a scorpion. There was also a monster of the week who was based on a lobster.
** ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'': [[JapaneseBeetleBrothers The Thunder Rangers]] are a subversion. They start out as [[PsychoRangers evil Rangers]] but are revealed to have sympathetic motives, namely avenging their dead parents which they were tricked by [[BigBad Lothor ]]into believing the Wind Rangers' mentor was responsible for. They ultimately pull a HeelFaceTurn.
** ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'':
*** Demagnetron is a the monster of the week in "Game On". He is part diving beetle, part rhododendron and part magnet.
*** Insectolite is the monster of the week in "Burning at Both Ends". He is a cross between a centipede, a pansy and a satellite.
** ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'': The Warstar are a race of insectoid beings who are out to conquer Earth. Their leader, Admiral Malkor, is a moth-like being and one hell of a BadBoss.
* ''Series/RedDwarf'': One of the [[GeneticAbomination GELF]] types the Dwarfers have encountered over the years is the Psiren, a creature which resembles a giant assassin beetle. Said creature also lures unsuspecting crew in with their illusions so that they can suck out their brains with a straw.
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[[folder:Toys]]
* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'':
** ''Franchise/TransformersGeneration1'': The Insecticons are Decepticons with insect alt modes. In addition to serving as {{Mooks}} for Megatron, they possess the ability to convert any sort of matter into Energon for the Decpeticons to use.
** ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'': The Predacons had reptiles, dinosaurs,insects, arachnids and crustaceans as their alt modes. The arthropod Predacons where Waspinator (wasp), Inferno (ant), Scorponok (scorpion), Quickstrike ([[MixAndMatchCritter part snake, part scorpion]]), Tarantulus (spider), Rampage (crab) and Blackarachnia (spider). Blackarachnia does pull a HeelFaceTurn but doesn't quite shake her Predacon ruthlessness.
** ''Film/TransformersFilmSeries'': The Decepticons are given monstrous animal-like features to contrast with the more [[BeautyEqualsGoodness human-looking Autobots]]. Some of them have arthropod features such as Megatron, Demolishor, Scalpel and Frenzy. There is also Scorponok whose robot mode is a scorpion.
** ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'': Waspinator and Blackarachnia are sympathetic variations of this trope.
*** Before she became Blackarachnia, Elita-1 was an Autobot cadet who, along with her friends Optimus and Sentinel, went to the planet Archa Seven looking for a Decepticon ship. The trio were attacked by {{Giant Spider}}s and Elita was presumed dead. In reality, she had used her ability to copy powers from other creatures allowed her to survive being injected with the spiders' venom but she was also transformed into a techno-organic Transformer with a spider alternate mode. Blackarachnia hates the Autobots, particularly Optimus and Sentinel, for abandoning her and has sided with the Decepticons. However, her main goal is to reverse her transformation into a techno-organic and she is depicted as a TragicVillain.
*** Wasp was once an arrogant but promising Autobot cadet until he was framed for being a Decepticon spy by Longarm Prime (aka Shockwave). Wasp was imprisoned and driven mad by the experience, swearing revenge on Bumblebee for ruining his life. He broke out and ultimately fell in with Blackarachnia who convinced him to undergo a procedure that transformed him into a techno-organic Transformer with an insect alternate mode.
** ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'': In addition to the Insecticons, we also have Airachnid. A sadistic spider-like robot, Airachnid served as a mercenary during the Cybertron War, holding no allegiances to either side. Not only does hunt other species into extinction for sport, but she also murdered Arcee's first partner Tailgate.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'': Some of the demon enemies are insect-themed.
** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry1'': Beezlebubs are insects that have grown to enormous proportions as a result of possession by demons. Blue Beelzebubs resemble flies and can spit out maggots that stop you from using guns, while green Beelzebubs resemble mantises.
** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'': Agnus is the EvilGenius of [[CorruptChurch the Order of the Sword]], the main villains of the game. His demon is a large humanoid insect, which he uses in his boss battle with Dante.
** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'': The Empusa are insect-like demons, who deliver all the stolen blood back to the hive which serves as the center of the Qliphoth.
* ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness'': One of the Ancients is Chatturr'gha who serves as one of the three main antagonists of the game. His physical form resembles a giant crustacean.
* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'':
** Hanzo Hasashi goes by the codename Scorpion. He frequently goes through the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor and can transform into a giant scorpion in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4''.
** D'Vorah is a villain and a member of the Kytin, an insectoid race whose bodies are essentially humanoid hives of insect colonies. D'Vorah is one of the least trustworthy characters in the games, willing to ally with anyone she believes will assure her survival. This often means she is on the side of the villains.
* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'': Some of the Bio-Organic Weapons or B.O.W.s for short, have been insects or arachnids transformed into terrifying monsters.
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil1'': The Web Spinner and Black Tiger are spiders who have grown into giants as a result of exposure to the T-Virus while the [[VideoGame/ResidentEvilRemake remake]] introduced the Chimera a creature created by combining human and fly DNA.
**{{VideoGame/ResidentEvil0}}: Two of the bosses the main protagonists Rebecca Chambers and Billy Coen face are the Stinger and the Centurion a giant scorpion and centipede respectively.
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis'': The Drain Deimos and Brain Sucker are massive humanoid insects encountered on multiple occasions by the protagonist Jill Valentine.
**{{VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica}}: One of the bosses fought by Chris Redfield is a giant black widow spider which was created by the T-Virus.
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'': The Novistadors are giant insects who serve as a host of the Las Plaga parasites, they are capable of turning themselves invisible as well as spitting corrosive acid as an offensive weapon.
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'': The Reapers are African cockroaches that have been transformed by accidental exposure to Uroboros.
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'': The J'avo are a class of mutant whose body parts transform into arthropod creatures.
**{{VideoGame/ResidentEvil7}}: In the Old House giant insects created by the Mold are encountered as common enemies by the protagonist Ethan Winters.
* ''VideoGame/SekiroShadowsDieTwice'': In the Senpou Temple area some of the Buddhist monks have become infested with centipedes as part of their pursuit of immortality, the infested will only be resurrected when killed unless they are given a death blow using the Mortal Blade.
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[[folder:Web Videos]]
* Pop Cross Studios: Christian has painted numerous monsters in his art channel, several of which are arthropods. Prominent examples include:
** ''WebVideo/WhatIfPokemonWereSCPs'': Three of the [[AdaptationalUgliness uglier]], more dangerous Pokemon in this series are Bug types: Scizor (mixture of crustacean and mantis powerful enough to kill black bears), Heracross (gigantic rhinoceros beetle powerful enough to kill Asian elephants) and Giratina (gigantic centipede-shaped entity regarded as Satan himself).
** ''WebVideo/TayrunsAdventuresAndBeastChronicling'': The Leather-backed Omni-Stomper is basically the [[Film/Robocop1987 Ed-209]] depicted as a gigantic bipedal invertebrate ([[CartoonCreature though what type is not certain]]) which is highly territorial and attacks anything that enters its turf (luckily, it still can't climb, so its victims can evade by hiding at the top of a hill until it clears off).
** ''In the Depths of the Everyverse'' features Christian's original characters Tayrun and Kayla, exploring the caves of the titular dimension. One of the numerous creatures that attacks them is a gigantic aquatic scorpion with a tail that ends in a humanoid mannequin, which it uses to pretend to be a drowning person to lure Kayla into its grasp.
** ''Phobias as Demons'': Arachnibus and Entomantis are two [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]] who eat people that suffer from specific phobias. Arachnibus eats arachnophobes, so as its name implies, it takes the form of a gigantic spider with SlasherSmile patterns covering its abdomen and fangs, whereas Entomantis eats entomophobes, and takes the form of a gigantic hornet with four legs shaped like a mantis' arms. Arachnibus can inject its prey with a venom that paralyzes them and increases their fear, whereas Entomantis' venom attracts smaller stinging insects to its victims to continue tormenting them.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/DinoRiders'': The Rulons are a race of BeastMen who serve as the villains of the setting. Amongst them are Antor, an ant creature, and Lokus, a locust creature.
* ''WesternAnimation/GodzillaTheSeries'': A number of the evil {{Kaiju}} Godzilla fights are arthropods: the Megapede, Fire Monster, Giant Scorpion, GiantSpider, El Gusano Gigante, the Giant Bees, Giant Termites.
* ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest'': The eponymous robot in the episode "The Robot Spy." When first discovered, it looks like a bowling ball that's 30 inches (75 cm) in diameter. The Quest team put it in a storage shed overnight, intending to examine it more closely in the morning. Left alone, the ball spouts four very long articulated legs, and opens one big eye. Under the command of its master Dr. Zin, the robo-spider then goes sneaking around the facility, aiming to analyze Quest's newest SecretWeapon.
* ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuestTheRealAdventures'': "Digital Doublecross" has Jonny and Jessie having to deal with a virus created by Surd which has infected Questworld and created digital duplicates of them. While trying to evade said duplicates, Jonny and Jessie head into a hive level where they also have to fight off bee-like monsters.
* ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'':
** In the first episode, Gorrath's mech displays the ability to transform into a spider-like form.
** The R.E.G.I.S. Mark 5 is a spider-like alien robot hellbent on destroying everything in sight.
** In "Buggin' The System", Coop, Kiva and Jamie discover a planet with information that might help them defeat the Glorft. Unfortunately, the planet also contains energy-loving bugs that have infested Megas and are draining it.
* ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlackTheSeries'': Edgar's race of insect aliens appear as villains in the series. The Queen orders a bounty on Agent L's head as revenge for Edgar's death.
* ''WesternAnimation/MummiesAlive'':
** Scarab can transform into a beetle creature in battle.
** Jakal's [[CainAndAbel evil brother]] Arak has armor based on a scorpion.
* ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperForceGo'':
** "The Stranded Seven": The heroes crash land on a planet whose [[CatFolk feline inhabitants]] are being terrorized and oppressed by a race of praying mantis creatures called the Mantidons.
** "Invasion of the Vreen": The heroes battle the Vreen, a race of mutated insects who seek to devour Shugazoom.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheMummyTheAnimatedSeries'':
** In "Trio", Imhotep fuses with a spider creature called the Nihansan that was sealed away.
** One of the recurring villains is a beetle creature called the Scarab.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** {{Subverted}} with the Changelings, a race of creatures that look like a cross between a Pony and a winged insect. They're initially introduced as a HordeOfAlienLocusts who terrorize Equestria and have a HorrorHunger for love. However, it's eventually revealed that they're being deliberately starved for love by Queen Chrysalis, and once they learn more about friendship, they make a HeelFaceTurn, complete with a metamorphosis into more beautiful forms which resemble a cross between a deer and a stag beetle. [[InsectQueen Queen Chrysalis]], however, plays this trope straight, refusing to change and eventually forming a BigBadEnsemble with some of the former villains of the series in a bid to conquer Equestria.
** The main characters have fought creatures resembling insects. These include the Bugbear (a vicious cross between a [[BearsAreBadNews bear]] and a bug), Flyders, flying Spiders who apparently consider Ponies to be food, and the Flash Bees, which have electric stingers and are highly aggressive.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheOctonauts'': A skull spider from "The Beetle Invasion" attempts to eat one of the Bombardier beetles alive with an evil grin on her face. [[FaceYourFears Kwazii deals overcomes his arachnophobia by stopping her]].
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'':
** Roach Coach from "Insect Inside" is a roach in a humanoid robot suit who commands an army of cockroaches to take over Townsville.
** The MonsterOfTheWeek in "Bubblevision" is a giant ant creature.
** In "[[WhatDoTheyFearEpisode Power-Noia]]", HIM torments the girls with nightmares revolving around their worst fears. In Buttercup's case, her nightmare is being attacked by giant spiders due to her arachnophobia. The climax has the girls fight HIM who has taken on the form of a freakish, scorpion-like creature.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'': In "April's Artifact", April and the Turtles are accidentally transported to another dimension where they are attacked by giant wasps.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'': The Turtles face quite a few of them, like the cockroach in "Cockroach Terminator" and the mutant wasp in "Parasitica".
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