Ep. 42: Maya and Willie listen to a cockroach's unexpected and dark tales of human persecution
Aired on February 10, 1976

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Maya and Willie encounter a cockroach who shares his experiences living among humans. Eager to learn about human nature, the two insects listen with intense curiosity to his narrative. However, the account diverges significantly from their expectations, focusing instead on themes of persecution and aversion. Maya struggles to accept the grim reality presented by the cockroach. The situation worsens when a daddy long-legs also arrives to share his perspective, revealing that he has no positive stories to offer about humans either. This encounter challenges the protagonists' assumptions and introduces them to the harsher aspects of human-insect relations through these varied testimonies.
Episodes
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- Ep. 39 · Maya and Willie meet a peculiar moth who claims to be a butterfly
- Ep. 40 · Maya tastes aphid nectar and clashes with ants over the sweet resource
- Ep. 41 · Maya and Willie react to a wasp parasite laying eggs in the ground.
- Ep. 42 · Maya and Willie listen to a cockroach's unexpected and dark tales of human persecution
- Ep. 43 · Maya and a stink-bug rescue a bee trapped by an ant-lion
- Ep. 44 · Maya and Willie encounter a lonely mole-cricket emerging from a ground hole.
- Ep. 45 · The narrative focuses on eggs, eggs, and still more eggs.
- Ep. 46 · A frustrated lady-bee seeks dance therapy from a June-bug during a disrupted party.