Rosie

Rosie the Black Widow Spider

Background information
Feature films	A Bug's Life A Bug's Life 2: The Revenge of the Grasshoppers
Television programs
Video games
Park attractions
Portrayed by
Portrayed by
Animators
Voice	Bonnie Hunt
Performance model
Designer
Inspiration
Honors and awards
Character information
Full name
Other names
Personality	Beautiful, kind, motherly, funny
Appearance	Slender black widow spider, light blue face and blue eyes with lavender eyeshadow and crimson pink lipstick
Birthday
Occupation	"Beast Tamer"
Affiliations	Good
Goal	To become a circus star, to help Flik fight off the grasshoppers
Home	P.T. Flea's Circus
Relatives
Pets
Allies	Her boss P.T. Flea, Flik, Atta, Dot, The Queen, Dim, Heimlich, Francis, Slim, Gypsy, Manny, Tuck and Roll, Molt, Valian
Minions	Dim, Heimlich, Francis, Slim, Gypsy, Manny, Tuck and Roll, Molt (new member), Valian, Dot
Enemies	Hopper, Molt (formerly), Thumper, the grasshoppers, the Bird
Likes	Mothering Dim, the circus
Dislikes	Tuck and Roll's arguments
Powers and abilities	Strength Web Spinning
Weapons	Whip
Fate	Leaves Ant Island with her fellow circus bugs.
Quote	"And that's how my 12th husband died, so now I'm a black widow widow."

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Rosie is a black widow spider in the Disney/Pixar film A Bug's Life. She is voiced by Bonnie Hunt.

Personality[]

Rosie has a motherlike nature. She is mostly like a mother to the rhinoceros beetle, Dim, with whom she shares an act, and also the younger ants of the colony. She has apparently had twelve husbands who all died, making her (as she says) a "black widow widow." She sees her circus friends as her only true family.

Role in the film[]

Rosie is a black widow spider who has a motherlike nature. She is mostly like a mother to the rhino beetle, Dim, with whom she shares an act, and also the younger ants of the colony.

Rosie works at P.T. Flea's circus as a "beast tamer" with her partner being the rhinoceros beetle Dim. During their opening act, Rosie cracks a whip at Dim as he roars ferociously. However, Rosie unintentionally lashes one of Dim's feet, causing him to cry in pain. Rosie consoles Dim as he sobs over his owie. Later on, Rosie and her circus friends get fired after they accidentally burn P.T.

At a bar, they get into a fight with some flies, and Flik thought they were warriors and they thought that Flik was a manager searching for entertainment. She, along with her friends, then fly to Ant Island.

She is the one that tells Flik that they are circus artists and not warriors; after that, they attempt to leave the island but are stopped by the attack of a bird. Rosie participates in the rescue of Dot and Francis by making a web to transport Flik, Dot, Francis, Tuck and Roll to safety. It is interesting to note that Rosie is very strong, as she carried the spider web with Flik, Dot, Francis, Tuck and Roll inside and when it was cut accidently, Rosie held them long enough to land on a tree.

After the rescue, the Circus Bugs agree to stay and support Flik's idea of making an artificial bird to scare the grasshoppers away. Rosie participates in the making of the bird and then, at a party, she talks with an ant about her 12 deceased husbands, making her (as she says) a "black widow widow." At the climax of the film, she participates in the final battle against the grasshoppers and then she and her friends leave the Island with the promise of returning next spring.