Francis is an aggressive ladybug who works as a clown in P.T. Flea's circus troupe. Francis is fed up of constantly being mistaken for a girl and even attempts to fight a couple of audience members during a performance. Slim broke the argument by telling the fly that it was no way to speak to a lady. Francis' aggressive nature makes others cry, particularly maggots, and later, little ants, when he becomes "den mother" to the blueberry troops. Apparently, he was a natural mother. Francis seems to