In Fiction
Insectoid aliens are commonly found in science fiction, being featured in classic sci-fi novels like Starship Troopers and Ender's Game, as well as television shows such as Star Trek and Doctor Who. They also make an appearance in classic games such as Starflight, modern games like StarCraft and Warhammer 40,000 as well as the Star Wars universe. Examples of insectoid aliens in sci-fi anime are the "Uchuu Kaijuu" ("Space Monsters") from Gunbuster and the "Vajra" from Macross Frontier.
Green Lantern comics usually refer to races that resemble insects as Insectoids.
The 2009 film District 9 features Insectoid aliens known as "Prawns".
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“If one doubts whether Grecian valor and patriotism are not a fiction of the poets, he may go to Athens and see still upon the walls of the temple of Minerva the circular marks made by the shields taken from the enemy in the Persian war, which were suspended there. We have not far to seek for living and unquestionable evidence. The very dust takes shape and confirms some story which we had read.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“... any fiction ... is bound to be transposed autobiography.”
—Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)