In addition, some flies’ antennae determine their speed of flight.Ī Bugs Life was released in 1998. However, mosquitoes also use their feelers to hear. North Carolina State University’s Entomology program says that antennae are sensory organs used to “detect odor molecules in the air” as well as to detect the amount of humidity in the air. Scientists proved that insects use their antennae to smell, so this is a very accurate scene. Then, Hopper uses his feelers to touch Princess Atta’s face. Hopper tells Princess Atta that she doesn’t “smell” like the queen. However, Princess Atta attempts to explain the situation, but she is not the queen. The grasshopper leader, named Hopper, invades the underground ant sanctuary and demands his food offering. However, Flik (the main lead ant) accidentally causes the food to tumble away, leaving the grasshoppers with nothing. The film is about a colony of ants and their struggles to survive against a grasshopper bully gang.Įach year, the ants provide a food offering to the grasshoppers, so they may remain in peace without the gang’s infiltration. As with Disney Wiki, the text of the Pixar Wiki is available under the CC-BY-SA license.Disney/Pixar’s A Bug’s Life is a charming tale that has us cheering for insects. The list of authors can be seen in the page revision history ( view authors). This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from the Pixar Wiki. She charges at the grasshoppers in a rage and expels them from the colony, leading Hopper to get killed by the real bird and her chicks, and thus ending his reign of terror and insult on the ant colony.Īt the end of the film, the Queen removes Atta's tiara and replaces it with her own larger crown, signifying her daughter's position as the new queen as Atta passes her tiara to Dot. When the Queen learns of Hopper's plot to kill her, the colony, including the Queen, expresses shock and horror, as well as listen to Flik's inspirational speech. Flea who mistook it for a real bird and sets it on fire, accidentally aiding Hopper in the process. However, the plan is immediately disrupted by P.T. She later participates in the magic act of the circus troupe to distract Hopper, in which she is placed into a Chinese Cabinet (actually, she stowed away hiding under Dim's wings) and cackles while observing the chaos the fake bird has caused amongst the grasshoppers. The Queen is very beloved by her people, so Hopper decides to teach the ants a lesson about disobedience by plotting to kill her. However, Flik's banishment was a fatal mistake which leads to putting the entire colony in danger. Flea arrives looking for his troupe and blows Flik's cover in the process, she banishes them along with Flik and firmly but kindly stops Dot from reaching Flik. When they save Dot from an evil bird, the Queen puts her trust into them, and consents to have a fake bird constructed to scare off the Grasshoppers. When Flik returns she is surprised to see him return with other bugs whom he claims are “warriors”. The Queen consents to have Flik travel to Bug City to keep him out of the way. When Flik accidentally destroys the pile of food made for the grasshoppers, they are forced to create a second pile. She is also shown to have a possible romantic relationship with another elder ant, Cornelius. She has a pet aphid named Aphie, whom she adores. She also admonishes her younger daughter, Dot, for trying to fly before her wings grow in. The Queen is the ruler of the ant colony. She is an elderly lavender ant who is due to give up her crown to her eldest daughter, Princess Atta. She forgives him later, though after he saves her from being executed by Hopper and having the courage to stand up to Hopper and his grasshoppers. However, when she discovers Flik's deception, she admonishes him for his lies and stops Dot from going after him after Atta exiles him. She is also nicer to Flik than most of the colony, just like her younger daughter Dot. While her daughter Atta gets very stressed about becoming queen and is concerned with every detail, the Queen is more relaxed and can make a joke out of situations that aren't super serious. The Queen is a very kind, caring individual with a good sense of humor. The Queen is the royal ant queen of Ant Island, the mother of Atta and Dot, and a major character in Disney/ Pixar's 1998 film A Bug's Life. It's not a lot, but it's our life.” ―The Queen

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