But Maya is too independent and curious to swallow this philosophy. She leaves the protection of the hive to go on a Wizard of Oz type journey. Peter the Rose Beetle, Bobbie the Dung Beetle, Miss Loveydear the Dragonfly, Thomas the Centipede, Effie the Cricket, Thekla the Spider and more. Each bug is given a moment to shine with a song. Here's where the show started to lose momentum and become predictable.
Every song has similar pacing.
To reinforce this truth she is soon captured by a scary spider and nearly ends up bee du jour. Fortunately, a resourceful Dung Beetle comes to her rescue. The children in the audience clapped. But this was not the end of her adventures. Maya is also captured by the militaristic hornets.