Heimlich hatches from his chrysalis and turns into a "beautiful" butterfly. This clip illustrates two of the life cycles of a butterfly: chrysalis and adult.

Dot believes that she should be able to fly since she's a Royal Ant. Flik illustrates biological growth to her by explaining how a seed grows into a tree. He indicates that she too needs time to grow.

Chief Hopper teaches his kind not to underestimate small ants for they can unite into a mass group and defeat the grasshoppers. To Hopper, the core to control smaller species is to manipulate their mentality: continually frightening them, imprinting in their minds that they are powerless, keeping them away from the thought of uniting.

Flik heads off into the unknown world to find help against the grasshoppers. On his way to the unknown, he faces a dilemma: finding a way over the huge cliff. Flik comes up with an idea to climb up a dandelion stalk and travel with the seed as it is carried by the wind.

The ants and other insects unite against the grasshoppers.