{"id":616032,"date":"2026-04-30T21:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/616032\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T21:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:43:09","slug":"pixar-shares-botanical-guide-to-a-bugs-life-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/616032\/","title":{"rendered":"Pixar Shares Botanical Guide to &#8216;A Bug&#8217;s Life&#8217; Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Identify the bugs of A Bug\u2019s Life with this botanical guide shared by Pixar on social media.<\/p>\n<p>A Bug\u2019s Life Artwork<a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ladies-and-gentlebugs-put-your-feelers-together-for-this-awesome-crew.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ladies-and-gentlebugs-put-your-feelers-together-for-this-awesome-crew.jpg\" alt=\"Pixar Shares Botanical Guide to 'A Bug's Life' Characters\" class=\"wp-image-1419229\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The artwork features stylized versions of most of the film\u2019s main characters with their scientific names:<\/p>\n<p>Flik the ant: Formicidae<\/p>\n<p>Tuck and Roll the pillbugs: Armadillidiidae<\/p>\n<p>Rosie the black widow spider: Latrodectus<\/p>\n<p>Manny the praying mantis: Mantodea<\/p>\n<p>Gypsy the moth: Lymantria Dispar Dispar<\/p>\n<p>Heimlich the caterpillar: Lepidopteran Larva<\/p>\n<p>Francis the lady bug: Coccinellidae<\/p>\n<p>Dim the rhinoceros beetle: Dynastinae<\/p>\n<p>Slim the stick bug: Phasmatodea<\/p>\n<p>A Bug\u2019s Life (1998) was Pixar\u2019s second feature animated film after Toy Story. It\u2019s loosely based on Aesop\u2019s fable The Ant and the Grasshopper. It follows Flik who searches for warriors to protect his ant colony from grasshoppers but accidentally hires circus bugs.<\/p>\n<p>The movie inspired Disney\u2019s Animal Kingdom show <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2025\/03\/photos-a-last-look-at-its-tough-to-be-a-bug-an-opening-day-attraction-in-disneys-animal-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">\u201cIt\u2019s Tough to Be a Bug!\u201d<\/a> which closed permanently in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Who is your favorite A Bug\u2019s Life character? 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