Arthropoda: (Don't) Kill The Bugs
Manga featuring Arthropods as the main resource to cause fear, discomfort, disgust, and repulse (or at least it has an important role in this at some point). Mainly horror/suspense.
[In construction. I only update the stack with what I've read]
¹https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthropod
²https://www.britannica.com/animal/arthropod
Satoshi Kiji has an obsession with weird bugs. One day, to his delight, he finds a girl with winged arms and an insect-like rear. Deciding to bring her home, Kiji names her Ogeha. Treating her like a regular bug, he pokes her and hits her, thinking that she is merely a weird organism. On the other hand, Ogeha has never lived anything other than the life she has with Kiji. She mostly accepts her situation, wondering if enduring endless pain is her destiny. Ogeha follows Kiji and his giant anthropomorphic bug, Ogeha, depicting their sickening relationship as well as Ogeha's possible otherworldly origins. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
An incomparably beautiful transfer student... Kikuko Munakata emits pheromones that attract men, women, and insects alike! There is evil in the air, and death that festers like worms, threatening to take over everyday life. What will come to be...?! (Source: Home-sha, translated)
Alice is a senior high school student who lives with an uncle that spends his time tormenting her everyday. One day, Alice witnesses the death of her uncle by the hands of an assassin called "Kumo" (Japanese for Arachnid). She then falls unconscious, and upon waking up, she finds out that she's in Kumo's house... Now, this Alice who no longer has any family is being raised by the assassin himself..! (Source: Kirei Cake)
Abused like a slave by everyone at school, and battered by the single mother she lives with at home... That was the girl's, Himeno Endou's, everyday life. However one day, a "wasp" that stung the girl, changed her fate. Her fate, and that of humanity... Piercing the "species" known as humanity, a thrilling insect suspense story begins! (Source: MangaDex)
Airi Sezaki and Hinako Hanamura. In the class, they are in a different group and caste with no interaction, but they have a secret that cannot be said to the others. The girls' secret is that of love, selfishness and fetishes... (Source: Ichijinsha, translated)
After an airplane crash during a school trip, Oribe Mutsumi and her classmates were stranded on a seemingly deserted island. Mutsumi found the other survivors, and used her wilderness knowledge to help them. She expects that they will be rescued in about three days, which doesn't seem so long to endure. However, she didn't account for the fact that the island is populated with gigantic killer insects. Her knowledge of butterflies, wasps, and more may be the only thing that will help any of her classmates survive to be rescued! (Source: MangaHelpers)
Sanpei is bullied at school and mistreated at home. His only real friends are his pets. But when he gets stung by a strange insect, Sanpei's life changes forever! Transformed into a huge poisonous bug, he escapes to discover the world outside. There he finds only more hatred, and eventually he returns to exact a terrifying revenge. (Source: MU)
They live under our feet... Sihwan Kim decides to stay at Dabin Park's house for a while. Little does he know that unidentified ants dwell below... Through an experiment, a monster-like ant creature is born and begins to kidnap people. Will Sihwan and Dabin, who are now caught up in the incident, be able to escape after twists and turns? (Source: Webtoon Entertainment)
In a near future, an illness called "Cagaster" made its appearance. It turns humans into insects. The story begins 30 years after the onset of the illness, in 2125. It follows the adventures of Kidou, a boy who fights insects.
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Our protagonist is a college student who enjoys playing as the evil-aligned faction Arachnea in her favorite real-time strategy game. One day, she finds herself in a world similar to the one in the game; additionally, her body is now that of a fourteen-year-old girl. While things are a bit different from how they were in the game, one element has remained the same: she is the leader of the Arachnea. The insects under her control, collectively known as the Swarm, praise her and implore her to lead them to victory. In order to survive, she raises her Swarm and forms friendly relations with the elves of the neighboring forest. But after a slaver traveling through the forest murders one of her Swarm and the nearby kingdom's knights burn down the elven village and massacre its people, she prepares to launch her counterattacks in the name of revenge. However, revenge is merely a pretense for attacking the countries of this world. Her command is masterful and severe, as one who has played the game in real life... (Source: J-Novel Club)
The story is about a girl and her grandfather who take care of a nest of giant ants. When a huge velvet worm shows up uninvited, they have to rally the ants in order to defend their home. (Source: Watson Scan)