History Main / BeetleMania

->There is a story, possibly apocryphal, of the distinguished British biologist, J. B. S. Haldane, who found himself in the company of a group of theologians. On being asked what one could conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of his creation, Haldane is said to have answered, "An inordinate fondness for beetles."
-->-- G. E. Hutchinson, President, American Society of Naturalists, in a speech to the Society's annual meeting

There's something about beetles. They spark great curiosity and interest from characters. Very common in anime.

Contrast BigCreepyCrawlies. JapaneseBeetleBrothers is a SubTrope.
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!!Examples:
[[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]
* The Aburame Clan in ''{{Naruto}}'' not only has interest in beetles, they literally become homes for them, controlling the beetles in exchange for their own chakra.
* Luffy in ''OnePiece'' shows a keen interest in beetles in the Skypeia arc.
* ''SamuraiChamploo'' has Sumo Beetle!
* Sasuke and the other ninja stumble upon a rare beetle in ''NininGaShinobuden''.

[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* On ''{{Gor}}'', the only thing that can kill a Priest-King is basically a giant beetle, which the Priest-Kings keep around for when they tire of life. The beetles have an aroma that's overwhelmingly enticing to a Priest-King.
* In the ''{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Last Continent'', the god of evolution is all about beetles.
* As a child, [[StarWarsExpandedUniverse Jacen Solo]] had a fascination with beetles.
* ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1876): in chapter 5 Tom plays with a beetle while in church. The other worshippers and even a dog get into the act.

[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* Insects in general are a common theme in ''KamenRider'' series, and beetles are used in particular a good number of times, for example ''KamenRiderStronger'', ''[[KamenRiderKuuga Kuuga]]'', ''[[KamenRiderAgito Agito]]'', ''[[KamenRiderBlade Blade]]'', and especially ''KamenRiderKabuto''.
-->'''[[AC: Cast off! Change: Beetle!]]'''
* The ''MetalHeroes'' shows ''{{Juukou B-Fighter}}'', ''{{B-Fighter Kabuto}}'', and ''{{B-Robo Kabutack}}''.
** ''{{Beetleborgs}}'', the Western adaptation of the first two.

[[AC:{{Toys}}]]
* ''{{BIONICLE}}'': Click, Mata Nui's sidekick and [[LivingWeapon shield]] and basically the TeamPet.

[[AC:VideoGames]]
* ''[[{{Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokémon]]'': Pinsir, Heracross, Ledyba, and Ledian.
* Booster from ''SuperMarioRPG'' is a beetle enthusiast, and has his lackeys go out and collect them for him. Mario can also collect beetles for coins, and there's a purchasable minigame called Beetle Mania.
* ''TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'': Agitha has Link collect beetles for her in exchange for items.
* What?! No mention of ''Mushiking''?!

[[AC:WebComics]]
* Dr Tarsus Beetle from ''GirlGenius'' chose a stylized beetle as his emblem, [[SigilSpam present all over his city]], Beetleburg.
* In ''TheWaterPhoenixKing'', Gilgam has quite a few of these decorating his equipment. His pauldrons, the large pin which unfolds into a collar that connects them over his warmer-weather gear, the charge crystals for his gun, are all scarab-shaped, and his riding-beast is a robot that looks like a cross between an ant and a beetle of some sort. [[AncientEgypt It makes sense...]]

[[AC:WebOriginal]]
* ''{{Water-Human}}'': The Large Beetle, a friend of the protagonist.

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* In the animated series at least, beetles are the favorite treat of ''{{Beetlejuice}}''.
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* ''OnePiece'': Luffy shows a keen interest in beetles in the Skypeia arc.
* ''SamuraiChamploo'': Sumo Beetle!

* ''{{Beetleborgs}}''

* ''{{BIONICLE}}'': Click

* In ''TheWaterPhoenixKing'', * Gilgam has quite a few of these decorating his equipment. His pauldrons, the large pin which unfolds into a collar that connects them over his warmer-weather gear, the charge crystals for his gun, are all scarab-shaped, and his riding-beast is a robot that looks like a cross between an ant and a beetle of some sort. [[AncientEgypt It makes sense...]]