Maite Euspinolia

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

Update 2.04 Halloween (aka the Hades Event update) added her in the game, but she did not appear until **November 11th 2020**.

She is the 3rd ant to be introduced after both Lizzie & Dr. Sofia.

She is Flutter: Starlight's counterpart to Flutter: Butterfly Sanctuary's Oliver the Blue-Banded Bee, who had also been recently added a month before.

She is black & white, is fluffy, has navy blue eyes & has a *very* pale pink blush.

Her 1st name "Maite" means "love", which matches her personality they have described. Her 2nd name, "Euspinolia", refers to her species' scientific name.

According to the small in-game description, Maite is a shy and loveable Panda Ant.

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

"**Ant Exchange** - Help support Maite abroad" (Story A)

"**Personal Identity** - Help Maite fit in" (Story B)

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

Clicking on Maite 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 "**Maite Euspinolia** - Traveling Panda Velvet Ant "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**

Maite Euspinolia is a shy, but curious Panda Velvet Ant. Despite not actually being an ant, she wants to help out the ants, because of her kind & gentle nature

**Likes**

The lifestyles of ant colonies, especially leafcutter ants. She's so interested, that she actually wants to be like a leafcutter ant & farm mushrooms.

Making friends

**Dislikes**

Being startled

Face touches (At her old home, face touching is considered to be rude)

Eating mushrooms; she tried one & didn't like it

Being referred to as a wasp instead of an ant; she is anxious that people will be afraid of her

People thinking all wasps have wings (not all species of wasps have them)

## Descriptions of Maite Euspinolia

### **Flutterpedia**

*Maite doesn't have a description in Flutterpedia.*

### **In-Game FAQ**

Maite Euspinolia is enthusiastic, talented, and a little nervous about her exchange program to your forest! She's a travelling Panda Velvet Ant Wasp, from Chile, who wants to learn more about ant colonies. Help Maite with her study abroad experience during our limited time Ant Events, and receive special gifts to help you fill the gaps in your Flutterpedia!

### **Official Facebook Post about Maite**

New visitor alert! ✨

Meet Maite, an exchange student visiting the forest for the very first time! Maite is a travelling Panda Velvet Ant Wasp, curious about ant colonies.

Help Maite with her exchange during our limited time Ant Event and receive special gifts to help you fill the gaps in your Flutterpedia! 🌼

## Speeches

Story A - **Ant Exchange**
*– Hola, me llamo Maite- no...Hello, my name is Maite Euspinolia. I am from an ant exchange program. Can you help me to fit in? (On appearance - Day 4)*
*– My name is pronounced MY-tay in my home. It's okay if you say it wrong at first. Thank you for trying. (Day 4)*
*– EEP! You scared me. I am nervous to travel. But also excited! (Day 4)*
*– I don't know what I want to be yet, and ant colonies look so cool. So I want to try! (Day 3)*
*– Today, I tasted a new mushroom! It was very-how do you say...earthy! (Day 3)*
*– Please don't say to anyone that I'm a wasp. Wasps aren't liked very much. ¿Cachai? (Day 2)*
*– Oh! Cachai means like, 'you know what I mean?' ¿Cachai? Jejeje (Day 2)*
*– Ants touch faces a lot. This would be very rude where I come from! ¿Cachai? (Day 1)*
*– I miss the nectar from my home. Leafcutter ant food is so bland. Only mushrooms. Always mushrooms! Jejeje (Day 1)*
*– The ants are very intresting. I think I'm almost ready to go home now. Maybe visit me in Chile sometime. ¡Chao po! (Final Hours)*
*– Aye yai yai. Ants are so busy! They never stop and say hello. (Final Hours)*
*– EEP! I'm not used to others. At home we all live alone. ¿Cachai? (Final Hours)*

Story B - Personal Identity
*– Hola, I'm Maite. I'm a Velvet Wasp-Ant. Please don't say to anyone that I'm a wasp. Help me to fit in, please? (On appearance - Day 4)*
*– I think that growing a mushroom garden can help me be like the leafcutter ants. (Day 4)*
– *EEP! Sorry, sometimes I squeak when I'm scared. Do you think I squeak with an accent? (Day 4)*
– *I'm afraid that it will be harder for me to make friends if everyone knows I'm a wasp. ¿Cachai? (Day 3)*
– *Oh! Cachai means like, 'do you understand?' ¿Cachai? Jejeje (Day 3)*
*– I've always wanted sisters. Here it feels like I maybe have too many. (Day 2)*
*- Please nobody tell me that all wasps have wings. I do not have wings, and I am a wasp. ¿Cachai? (Day 2)*
*–* *AH! Did YOU KNOW that wasps and ants are related? (Day 1)*
*– Do you think I make a good ambassador for wasps? I try very hard not to sting anyone, even when they annoy me. Jejeje (Day 1)*
*– I'm* *almost going back home. Thank you for being my friend. ¡Chao* *po! (Final Hours)*
*–* *Maybe if everyone knows I am a wasp, they won't think all wasps a**re bad. ¿Cachai?* *(Final* *Hours)*
*– Aye yai yai. Trying to fit in is too hard. I should just be mysel**f.* *(Final Hours)*

## History of Ant Adventures featuring Maite Euspinolia

**November 11th 2020 - November 16th 2020:** Maite Euspinolia's 1st appearance

**December 21st 2020 - December 26th 2020**

**January 24th 2021 - January 29th 2021**

**March 10th 2021 - March 15th 2021**

**18th April 2021 - 24th April 2021**

**17th May 2021 - 22nd May 2021**

## Related Pages

* Ant Events
* Events
* Lizzie Media
* Dr. Sofia Minima
* Creatures

## Trivia & Notes

* Velvet Panda Ants are not actually ants at all, but cute, fluffy black & white solitary flightless wasps that have a sting poisonous enough to kill a cow; they are also a parasitic wasp that lay their eggs in larvae & pupa of other wasps. However, the adult Velvet Panda Ant prefer a diet of nectar.
* Maite hints at where she has moved into; the leafcutter ants' home, the same place Lizzie Media lives.
* Maite's home is in Chile, where they speak Spanish. This is also hinted at in her speech & her name.