Hebikera

Hebikera are huge, multi-winged flying insects who protect the Sea of Corruption in the film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.

Appearance
The Hebikera is a long, flat insect with four pairs of wings distributed over the body. It seems to fly in an undulating fashion, sort of like an eel swims underwater.

It is a large insect, nearly as long as the tolmekian airship Bumblecrow, and a swarm of them is strong enough to take down large aircraft, like a Bumblecrow. It has a large pair of mantibles and a large flat mouth. It's head is armored like a crab and it has four eyes.

The name suggests "Snake (Hebi) Cricket (Kera)". Their larves are called Minonezumi.

Trivia

 * In the original manga, the Hebikera play a much larger role in attacking a Tolmekian squadron.
 * The Hebikera replace the Wingworms in the movie as the one attacking Nausicaä and Asbel.

Hebikera 風の谷のナウシカ