🌱 Hello! This is the Official Insectoplant Trait list! 🌱
All possible traits should be listed here, along with a set of guidelines on what you can and can't do with a design.Requirements & NotesInsectoplants have little restriction in order to deliver the most unique and creative designs our members can muster; However, there are guidelines. Please read below to understand what goes and what doesn't---The required traits and other information for all Insectoplants are seen below or in their respective tabs.

  • Teabeetles require a Horn trait, while the other subspecies have rounded snouts instead. All subspecies can now use nose horns as well, but its up to you and is totally optional! Otherwise all subspecies are able to utilize smooth snouts.

  • All subspecies needs spiracles, a plant, and a tail/wing trait.

  • Head horns, Fur, Spikes, Bumps, and Odd fur formations are not traited.

  • All traits can now swap freely within the same rarity. For any swaps outside of rarities (i.e. Rare --> Mutation) you will need an eclair from our shop!

  • You can change the design as much as you want including all colors as long as it resembles the original at least a little! The design doesn't need to keep markings, major aspects, etc. You just need to be able to tell what the original design was. Please be aware it is up to staff discretion for what is considered "too far" from the original.

  • Prosthetics and limbs/eyes/body differences, etc. related to injury or disability are completely untraited and free to add.

Rarities
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  • Common

  • Uncommon

  • Rare

  • Mutation

  • Exclusive

Common Traits🌱These traits are now free to swap within their own rarity!

  • Basic / Flower plant

  • Pip / Pike / Curve / Split / Peanut / Plump / Clover / Sprout / Cross Horn

  • Mini / Basic / Large / Grub / Ant tail

  • Beetle Wings

  • Mandibles

  • Caterpillar Feet

  • Antennae

  • Multiple Eyes

  • Multiple Arms / Legs

  • Insectoid Limbs

  • Beetle Crest

  • Sectioned Body

Uncommon Traits🌱

  • Fruit / Root / Veggie plant

  • Noceras / Long / Shrimp / Snail / Sniffer / Moon / Claw / Bulb / Weevil / Honker Horn

  • Caterpillar / Moth / Spider / Dragonfly / Bee / Wasp / Earwig / Leaf Tail

  • Dragonfly / Moth / Bee / Butterfly Wings

  • Body Armor

  • Blank Eyes (entire eye one solid color)

  • Cobra Hood / Frill / Sail

  • Natural Poison / Venom

  • Fleshy Whiskers

  • Split Jaw / Face (mouth and/or face can split open wider)

Rare Traits🌱Minor Magic is now F2U! Guides coming soon(Ex. smells, sparkles or effects, weak elemental, levitation, emotions, tricks, small visible gestures)---

  • Succulent / Coral / Fungus / Carnivorous plant

  • Pom / Canopy / Goliath / Dynastid / Stag / Slingshot / Saw / Teapot / Butterfly / Note Horn

  • Firefly / Scorpion / Centipede / Non-Insectoid Tail

  • Odd Limbs (crab arms, tentacles, hooves, etc.)

  • Non-Insectoid Wings (up to the user on whether to remove the backpack)

  • No Wings (up to the user on whether to remove the backpack)

  • Unusual Body Parts (plants, inanimate objects, materials, etc)

  • Transparent Body / Flesh

  • Objects in Body

  • Multiple Body Parts (tongues, tails, heads, wings, ears, etc)

  • Multiple Plant Types (ex. succulent + carnivorous, plants still must be traited)

  • Multicolored Eyes (sclera now included)

  • Bioluminescence

  • Moving markings / Color change

  • Scales / Feathers / Fins

  • Gills / Underwater breathing

  • Turtle / Snail shell

Mutation Traits🌱

  • Retractable Plant (plant hidden beneath view, can appear at any wanted time)

  • Shaped Pupil / Iris

  • Shaped Spiracles (any shape other than the regular circle/oval shape)

  • Animated Eyes (eyes move in unnatural ways, such as a hypnotic swirl)

  • Misplaced Body Parts (does not apply to Multiple Body Parts or Multiple Eyes as long as one is in the right place)

  • No Backpack (insectoid wings still present)

  • No Tail

  • Living Tail / Body (snake, mouth tail, etc., smaller non-insectoid bodies)

  • Missing Body Parts (not related to injury)

  • Slimy / Gooey / Sticky body / Body Parts

  • Missing Spiracles

  • Pupula Duplex (multiple irises in an eye)

Exclusive Traits🌱

  • Major magic (ex. elemental bending, summoning weapons, etc.)

  • Morphing

  • Form change

  • Screen Face / Body

  • Other-Insectoid Horn (any not mentioned above nor their variations)

  • Misplaced Spiracles

  • Multiple Bodies (for additional insecto bodies only)

Retired Traits🌱

  • No Horn

  • Large, Dino, Plush, and Slender Tails (some have been merged into a new tail type)

  • No Plant

  • No Spiracles

  • Large wings

  • Colored Parts (bones, teeth, etc)

  • Minor Magic

  • Tusks

  • Raptor Claw

  • Height traits (Dwarfism, Gigantism)

  • Ears

  • Plant Body Parts + Material Body Parts now Unusual body parts

  • Multiple parts traits now one trait (ears, tongues, tails, mouths, heads)

  • Animal Pupils

  • Iridescent / Holographic

  • Tail Pincers (may fall under Earwig Tail)

  • Fur Hood (except in the case of Snowphids)

  • Mismatched Eyes

  • Long Body / Neck / Limbs

  • Polydactyly

  • Crystal / Mineral Growths now falls under Unusual Body Parts (except in the case of Snowphids)

  • Crystal Horns / Claws / Paws / Teeth now falls under Unusual Body Parts

  • Ringed Iris now falls under Multicolored Eyes

  • Hooves and Bird-Like Feet now falls under Odd Limbs (except in the case of Brewmoths, Toxislugs, or Scoutopods)

  • Polycephaly now falls under Multiple Body Parts for having 2+ heads or Split Jaw / Face for having a face that can split in half

  • Mini Tail and Large Tail are now merged with Basic Tail

These traits are no longer usable or available to purchase via items, or have been merged into new traits!Any insectos with these traits may keep them as they are on preexisting ML entries but they cannot be used for new designs / redesigns.Underlined removed traits are now F2U

Species Rarity Changes
Some traits change rarity depending on the subspecies.REQUIRED traits are in bold, while SPECIES EXLUSIVE traits are underlined.Species exclusive traits CAN NOT be used by any other subspecies!ALL subspecies can now utilize nose horns! Snouts are optional on all subs.ONLY Teabeetles cannot utilize optional snouts, they MUST have a nose horn at all times.

Click a subspecies to view their info!

Mediscarab Rarity Changes
MEDISCARABS DO NOT NEED BEETLE HORNS, THEY ARE OPTIONAL.

-Common Traits:🌱

  • Mandibles

  • Healing Magic

  • Beetle Crests

  • Scarab Rays

  • Goliath / Dynastid / Stag / Noceras Horn

-Rare Traits:🌱

  • Pip / Pike / Curve Horn

Off Limits Traits:🌱

  • TBA

Medi Trait Examples and Sheets:🌱

Brewmoth Rarity Changes
BREWMOTHS DO NOT NEED BEETLE HORNS, THEY ARE OPTIONAL.

-Common Traits:🌱

  • Wing Lashes (wings on eyes)

  • Moth / Butterfly Wings

  • Multiple Wings

  • Straw tongues

  • Scales

  • Note / Butterfly / Teapot Horn

-Uncommon Traits:🌱

  • Major Magic (ex. elemental bending, summoning weapons, etc.)

Off Limits Traits:🌱

  • TBA

Toxislug Rarity Changes
TOXISLUGS DO NOT NEED BEETLE HORNS, THEY ARE OPTIONAL.

-Common Traits:🌱

  • Natural Poison / Venom

  • Fleshy Whiskers

  • Fungus Plant

  • No Wings

  • Snail Shell / Mantle

  • Slimy / Sticky / Gooey Body Parts

  • Eye Stalks

  • Snail / Slug Tail

  • Snail Horn

-Uncommon Traits:🌱

  • Beetle Wings

  • Sectioned Bodies

Example of a Mantle!Almost the same as a backpack, but fleshy and with a lip and "pocket"

Off Limits Traits:🌱

  • Backpack

Snowphid Rarity Changes
SNOWPHIDS DO NOT NEED BEETLE HORNS, THEY ARE OPTIONAL.

-Common Traits:🌱

  • Eye Whiskers

  • Body Armor and/or Scales

  • No Wings

  • Sniffer Horn

Uncommon Traits:🌱

  • Beetle Wings

  • Webbed Hands / Feet (similar to arctic birds)

  • Crystal / Mineral Growth

Rare Traits:🌱

  • Fruit / Veggie Plant

  • Retractable Plant

  • No Tail

Off Limits Traits:🌱

  • ANY wings other than beetle

SNOWPHID CONCEPT SHEET

Credits to @PALEBLUEDOT on TH

Scoutopod Rarity Changes
SCOUTOPODS DO NOT NEED BEETLE HORNS, THEY ARE OPTIONAL.

-Common Traits:🌱

  • Fins and/or Flippers

  • Gills / Underwater Breathing

  • Eye bubbles (surrounds eye like goggles)

  • Coral

  • Shark / Fish tail

  • Body Armor

  • Scales

  • No Wings

  • Webbed Hands / Feet

  • Blank Eyes

  • Shrimp / Saw Horn

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Uncommon Traits:🌱

  • Blowhole

  • Flower plant

  • Tentacles

  • Seal / Whale tail

Rare Traits:🌱

  • Other Aquatic Tail

  • Retractable Plant

Mutation Traits:🌱

  • Non-Insectoid Tail

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Off Limits Traits:🌱

  • ANY wings

  • ANY other tail

Aratela Rarity Changes
ARATELA DO NOT NEED BEETLE HORNS, THEY ARE OPTIONAL.

-Common Traits:🌱

  • Venom Glands

  • Spinnerets (on tail only)

  • Multiple Arms / Legs (spider legs, ties in with silk pack, packs hold legs)

  • Silk Plant (plant must also be traited if not Basic / Flower)

  • Web Wings

  • Natural Poison / Venom

  • Split Jaw / Face

  • Multiple Eyes

  • Moon / Stag Horn

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Uncommon Traits:🌱

  • Cape wings

  • Flap wings

  • Multicolored Eyes

Rare Traits:🌱

  • Leg Wings

  • Major Magic

Mutation Traits:🌱

  • Antennae

  • Any Other Wings

  • Misplaced Plant (plant does not grow from silk)

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Off Limits Traits:🌱

  • Backpack (Aratelas have a pack made of silk instead)

  • Shell

  • No Tail

ARATELA SPECIES SHEET

Credits to @Jiinkinz on TH

ARATELA WING CHART

Credits to @Jiinkinz on TH

INSECTOPLANT SPECIES SHEET

FORM ALTERATION SHEET

VISUAL TAIL GUIDE

TAIL SPIRACLE EXAMPLEAll tails must include spiracles on them in some shape or form like the example below!Only exceptions being if you use our traits (such as misplaced spiracles or missing spiracles) to allow them to be moved or removed from the tail.

CLAW GUIDE

HORNS GUIDE

PIP HORN INFOPip horns can now be EITHER pointy or rounded off! Up to you to decide when designingA separate sheet specifically for Pip horn examples and Do's and Don'ts will be coming soon!The usual no crystal or solid shading/lines on Pips still stand and cannot be used when using the Pip or Long horns.

HORN VARIATION GUIDES

Character Based Characters🌱

Here in Insectoplants we strive to allow all members to design as they feel comfortable, and to have fun doing so! Because of this, tentatively allow character based character (CBC) designs to be made and added to our Masterlist as a part of the Insectoplants species.However, there are some limits - let's use Pokémon's Heracross as an example.

  • Near-identical designs with only species requirements edited on like the bottom left are disallowed (red X), both by us and other sites usually by Toyhouse itself!

  • Making some edits to color, patterns and features like the bottom center (yellow X) is usually disallowed - sometimes for very simple inspirations it's okay, but are often too similar for our species to accept (since we could get in trouble!)

  • Changing a little bit of everything including the overall silhouette like the bottom right (green X) is allowed! These changes are perfect since both up-close and zoomed out it'd be hard to mistake your Insectoplant for their inspiration!

Please be aware that during the design approval process you MUST state when something is a derivative CBC design, and if caught not stating so will result in a kick or warning from the species.A tag will be added to your ML listing stating that your Insectoplant is a CBC, and what it is referencing. Those who have CBC tags on their MLs will NOT be allowed to utilize a base worth, and will be set to $0 on the ML.There are some media IPs that allow 1:1 inspirations taken, and we have received permission to utilize this in our spaces.
As of right now, only Deltarune/Undertale and Among Us are allowed to be 1:1 derivative CBC’s in our species (please don’t copy each others designs though, and keep yours unique)(Diagram and Info kindly provided by OA @Kevindish)