Hebikera (ヘビケラ, lit. "snake cricket") are huge, multi-winged flying insects who protect the Toxic Jungle in the film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.
Appearance[]
The Hebikera is a long, flatworm-like insect with four pairs of wings distributed over the body. It seems to fly in an undulating fashion, sort of like how 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. Its head is armored like a crab and it has four eyes.
Their larvae are called Mino-Nezumi.
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.
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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind | |
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Characters | |
Main Cast | Nausicaä | Teto | Gol & Gikuri |
Valley of the Wind | Jhil | Yupa | Mito | Obaba |
Pejite | Mayor of Pejite | Asbel | Lastelle | Lastelle's Mother |
Torumekian Empire | Kushana | Kurotowa |
Miscellaneous | |
Locations | Valley of the Wind | Nausicaä's Tower | Pejite | Toxic Jungle | Torumekia |
Mechanical Designs | Dreadnought | God Warrior | Mehve |
Creatures | Fox Squirrel | Hebikera | Ohmu |
Glossary | Miasma | Seven Days of Fire |