Shadow Insects, also known as Twilit Parasites, are enemies from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. The Shadow Insects are the forms taken by the Twilight that has stolen the light of the Light Spirits across Hyrule. Like those native to the Realm of Light, they cannot be perceived by the naked eye. Only honed animal senses or spirits can see them when in the Twilight Realm. However, this invisibility is negated when they are dying or dead, as they can be seen without using honed senses in the brief instant before their bodies are destroyed.