Dr. Sofia Minima

Dr. Sofia Minima is one of the handlers of Ant Events, the others being Lizzie Media & Maite Euspinolia.

She was first introduced on **August 20th 2020** and was the 2nd ant to be introduced after Lizzie.

Sofia is Flutter: Starlight's counterpart to Flutter: Butterfly Sanctuary's Princess Hailey.

She is orange with brown hair, brown eyes & a pink blush.

Dr. Sofia is a Minima Ant, and according to the small in-game description, Dr. Sofia is a thoughtful medical doctor.

When an ant event involving Dr. Sofia starts, a banner will appear, which will say either the following depending on the story:

- "**Pharmaceutical Mycology** - Help Dr. Sofia Minima research mushrooms." (Story A)

- "**Side Gig** - Grow mushrooms to help injured ants" (Story B)

Dr. Sofia will then move into the space where the Wisp Mother, Lizzie Media & Maite Euspinolia usually appear (in a grotto normally covered by dangling weeds to the left of the Incubator).

Clicking on Dr. Sofia opens a menu that has buttons that open up event pages and a button that opens up the in-game FAQ searching up Ant Event, along with a name tag that says "**Sofia** - Mycology Fellow".

Both Lizzie, Dr. Sofia & Maite decorate their nest with miniature glowcap mushrooms.

Lizzie, Dr. Sofia & Maite share the same soft, squeaky voice that caterpillars make when they are hungry.

### **Personality & Traits**

Dr. Sofia is a kind & helpful Minima Ant.

She has the personality traits of Dr. Corrie Moreau, an scientist who specializes in the study of Ants, insects, and evolutionary biology, as well as some personality traits from Ellen Ochoa, and Dr. Helen Rodriguez Trias.

**Likes**

She likes to research mushrooms & fungi. She likes to help heal others, too, usually using mushrooms that have healing properties for medical uses.

Sofia often likes to make fungus-related jokes & puns.

She likes listening to Death Metal music & was once even a drummer in ANTHORAX.

**Dislikes**

She can get stressed if she is too busy or in dangerous scenarios (hinted in her speeches during Story B)

Raising grubs; she prefers growing mushrooms

## Descriptions of Dr. Sofia Minima

### **Flutterpedia**

Dr. *Sofia doesn't have a description in Flutterpedia.*

### **In-Game FAQ**

#### **Who is Doctor Sofia Minima?**

She is a thoughtful medical doctor who researches mushrooms for the leafcutter ant colony. She introduced the Garden Events, and will stay in the forest until the event finishes.

### **Official Facebook Post about Sofia**

Meet Dr. Sofia, a minima ant worker researching mushrooms and fungi! 🍄

Sofia is currently visiting the Starlight forest, and she needs your help growing exotic mushrooms! ✨

Help Sofia with her research and receive special gifts to fill the gaps in your Flutterpedia! 🐜

## Speeches

Story A - **Pharmaceutical Mycology**
*– Hola. Hello? I'm Doctor Sofia Minima, but just call me Sofia. Will you please help me grow some mushrooms? (On appearance - Day 4)*
– *Leafcutters have farmed mushrooms for millions of years. Our research will reveal if there are any other useful spores out there. (Day 4)*
– *Feel Free to call me Sofia. I'm leading this project, but I am not big on titles. In fact, I'm not big at all. Jejejeje. (Day 4)*
*– Minimas help care for the eggs and gardens in the colony. I don't really like grubs, so I studied mushrooms instead. (Day 3)*
*– You know why minimas make the best mycologists, right? Because we're small and don't take up mushroom! (Day 3)*
*– Sometimes I have to remind workers not to eat the leaves. The leaves are compost. The fungus is food. Jejejeje. (Day 2)*
*– Minimas may be the smallest ants in the colony, but we're responsible for the wellbeing of everyone! (Day 2)*
*– We've had some unexpected results, so we'll need to redo our tests. (Day 1)*
*– If you need a break, please take it. I want you at your best. A team doesn't work if the individuals are exhausted. (Day 1)*
*– Hola. I'll be leaving soon to report our findings back to my cohort. I just wanted to say thank you for your help. Gracias. (Final Hours/Leaving)*
*– Death Metal helps me destress. I scream in my head so it doesn't come out my mouth. (Final Hours/Leaving)*
*– We'll have to work fast to get the data we need. There won't really be mushroom for error. Jejejeje. (Final Hours/Leaving)*

Story B - Side Gig
– *Hola. Can you help grow these mushrooms? We have a lot of injuries in the colony right now, and very few actual hands. (On appearance - Day 4)*
*– Hola. I'm Doctor Sofia Minima. Normally I study fungus variations, but we're all supporting the injured ants right now. (Day 4)*
– *You'll like working with me. I'm a fun-gal. See, I'm already starting to grow on you. Jejeje. (Day 4)*
– *Sometimes, I drum with my antennae when I think. Let me know if it bothers you. (Day 3)*
– *I can clean a wound, but some of the other workers take too many risks. As yi yi. (Day 3)*
– *When caring for a colony of 8 million, it's important we find ways to destress (Day 2)*
– *Ahem. Did I mention that I drum in a metal band? We call ourselves ANTHORAX! (Day 2)*
– *I originally wanted to study the zombie-ant fungus, but way too many of us go missing in that field. (Day 1)*
– *Ironically, I started drumming to Death Metal during the zombie-ant fungal infections. (Day 1)*
– *Ahem. My research is starting back up, so I'll be leaving soon. Thank you for your help. It's been nice spending time with you. (Final Hours/Leaving)*
– *So, is our mycology work starting to grow on you? If so, you should probably get that checked. Jejejeje. (Final Hours/Leaving)*
– *Ahem. When working with mushrooms, puns are never in spore taste. (Final Hours/Leaving)*

## History of Ant Adventures featuring Dr. Sofia

**20th August 2020 - 25th August 2020:** This was Dr. Sofia's 1st appearance.

**29th September 2020 - 4th October 2020**

**22nd November 2020 - 27th November 2020**

**13th January 2021 - 18th January 2021**

**28th February 2021 - 5th March 2021**

**24th March 2021 - 29th March 2021**

**7th May 2021 - 12th May 2021**

## Related Pages

* Ant Events
* Events
* Lizzie Media
* Maite Euspinolia
* Creatures

## Notes & Trivia

* On March 8th 2022, this post appeared on Flutter: Starlight's official Facebook page: "Fun fact: Sofia's character is directly inspired by Dr. Corrie Moreau, an amazing scientist who specializes in the study of Ants, Insects, and Evolutionary Biology!", which revealed the reason behind Sofia's creation
* On March 8th 2023, a post on Flutter: Starlight's official Facebook page revealed more inspirations of Dr. Sofia Minima's personality: "Dr. Corrie Moreau, Ellen Ochoa, and Dr. Helen Rodriguez Trias are just some of the amazing women who inspired us when researching character traits for Doctor Sofia Minima. Have you heard of any of them before?"
* Dr. Sofia Minima is hinted to have survived an outbreak of Ophiocordyceps Unilateralis (Zombie Ant Fungus) & coped with the stress by drumming with her antennae to Death Metal.
* In the in-game FAQ about Dr. Sofia Minima, Ant Events are incorrectly named as Garden Events (the name of Ant Events in Flutter: Butterfly Sanctuary