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[[File:friendtobugs1 2636.jpg|frame|Even [[Everything's Worse with Bees|bees]], Leon?]]
{{quote|''There must be a pet here that will fit the ticket!▼
''How 'bout a ladybug, or a cute cricket?''|Fluttershy, from ''[[My Little Pony:
▲{{quote|There must be a pet here that will fit the ticket!
▲How 'bout a ladybug, or a cute cricket?|Fluttershy, from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]],'' in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2Ltv9fjVe4 May The Best Pet Win.]}}
Typically, the [[Friend to All Living Things]] archetype will [[What Measure Is a Non-Cute?|gloss over bugs' status as living things]], so it's often expected that only a bug will be a friend to a bug. Not always, though. A character that is a '''Friend to Bugs''' adores even (or perhaps ''especially''!) the insects, like a pet owner adores a pet.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa]]'', Nausicaa is sympathetic toward the giant insects of the poisonous forest, particularly the dinosaur - sized ohmu. IIRC, in a deleted scene she had kept a tiny ohmu as a pet as a small child, and tried to hide it from adults.
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* Lutecia Alpino of the ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'' franchise, an insect summoner who has [[Bond Creatures|a strong connection]] with her insects. One artwork included in ''[[StrikerS Sound Stage X]]'' even shows that she owns custom mittens that have the picture of one of her [[Big Creepy-Crawlies]] on it.
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* In [[Marvel Comics]]'s [[Merchandise-Driven|toy tie-in]] title ''The Sectaurs,'' the insect-like humanoids of planet [[Meaningful Name|Symbion]] form telepathic bonds with giant insects. Most of these are about the size of a large dog, but a few are big enough to ride. The hero, Dargon, is unusual in that he has bonded to two such insects.
* [[Depending on the Writer]], Ant-Man of ''[[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]]''. The [[Legacy Character|second Ant-Man]] in particular used to give his favourite ants names.
* One of [[Spider-Man]]'s [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain|less formidable enemies]] was Buck Mitty, aka the Humbug. Originally an entomologist at Empire State University, he tried in vain to convince the rest of the Science Department of the value insects had to humans only for his funding to be cut off. Desperate to continue his research and prove his theories, he cobbled together a sonic weapon system that amplified the sounds of insects into destructive beams, but wasn't much of a crook. (In his first attempt, he tried to steal an armored car full of black pearls, only to blow the tires and leave him with no way to transport them. The second time, he tried to rob ESU, and broke into the girls' locker room by mistake. When he took a woman hostage, Spidey actually convinced him to give up by threatening to smash a specimen jar full of roaches.) He later acquired actual superhuman powers due to a deal with some mutated ants, but ironically, when he tried to make a [[Heel Face Turn]] after the ''[[Civil War (Comic Book)|Civil War]]'', it turned out those ants were using him as a Trojan Horse to get at the Brood Queen, their [[Arch Enemy]]. Dying and in agony, the martial arts hero Shang-Chi slew him as a [[Mercy Kill]].
== [[Film]] ==
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** The final reward, for successfully escorting all 24 to her castle, is the Giant's Wallet, which can hold 1000 rupees, after which, you are made an "honorary member" of her kingdom.
** If you try to leave her "castle" without giving her all the bugs you're carrying (perhaps because you've got no more room in your wallet) she'll menacingly growl, "I know you have bugs" as you go.
** Agitha appears again in ''[[Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity]]'' where she is a genuine [[Beast Master]] as far as bugs are concerned, able to strike enemies down with swarms of butterflies and beetles and even ''ride'' a giant butterfly, plus dole out punishment with her [[Parasol of Pain]].
* [[Meaningful Name|Bugsy]], the Azalea Town Gym Leader in ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver]]'', is an avid fan and researcher of Bug-type Pokémon who hopes to one day become an authority on the subject. His title is even "The Walking Bug Pokémon Encyclopedia". Naturally, he specializes in Bug-type Pokémon.
** There are plenty of other characters like this to lesser extents in the series. Aaron and Burgh also count.
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