‘A Bug’s Life’ – Pollinating

The ongoing gag surrounding the ladybug Frances in “A Bug’s Life” hasn’t aged well. The joke is that he looks like a female, but he’s actually a male. We’re introduced to the joke when, in a circus performance, Frances is dressed as a flower. A rowdy fly shouts down from the audience, “Wanna pollinate with a real bug?” Since flowers reproduce due to pollination from insects, it’s not a subtle catcall.