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It is estimated that there are some 10 quintillion insects alive

at any one time.

But forget about them. This is about me - Lloyd.

I'm a fly.

Ahhh. Ricotta, stop!

It's made from solid window!

Ahhh.

Yes, I think it's safe to say

you've tested every part of the glass now, so give it a rest.

Oh, my head!

Who are you? What am I doing here?

Ugh. OK. I'll explain once more.

Ooh, a crumb.

Oh, it's just fluff.

A fly! Argh! A spider!

Oh, hello, Lloyd.

Oh!

Oh. It's just you, Julie. Oh. Hi.

Out for a bit of a walk?

Yep. Well, a bit of a fly, really.

Me, too.

I mean, bit of a walk. Not a bit of a fly.

Or a whole fly. Just a walk.

Hey! Is that a crumb?

Nah, it's just some fluff. You can have it if you want.

Ooh!

What? Why don't you want it? What's wrong with it?

Is this a trap?

No. How would that work?

I don't want it 'cause it's fluff. You don't have to have it.

Oh, I see.

Make me think it's not a crumb so you can keep it for yourself!

I don't want it. That's what you want me to think!

So take it! I don't want it if it's a trap.

It's not a trap. Oh!

Oh, no. We're trapped.

I knew it!

So, yes, we're trapped.

But we'll be OK if we just keep calm.

I'm supposed to be going to Abacus's for dinner,

and he'll be on his way as soon as he realises I'm missing.

How can I keep calm? I'm missing my anger management class!

The teacher gets really angry when I'm late!

I can't stay in here! I hate enclosed spaces! Ooh!

They make me want to sting everyone!

I think we should keep an eye on Ricotta.

Who knows what he'll do if he's cooped up here for too long?

Ah!

Oh, sorry. Must be a bit peckish.

I've not eaten anyone... any-any-anything in a while.

Oh! It's under control.

Ah!

Maybe we should do something

to take our minds off hunger

and anger until Abacus finds us.

Fingers! Two fingers!

Ooh, ooh! Two words.

Flap.

Flapping. Fly.

Fly trapped in a web.

Oh, a delicious meal.

Stuck forever! Sting everybody!

OK, this isn't working. Maybe let's try something else?

I spy with my eight eyes something beginning with...

Catastrophe Jim! That's not fair!

She'd not said a letter yet!

No, Catastrophe Jim is over there! Hey, Jim! Here!

Everything's going to be OK.

Dooooooooooooooooooom!

Oh, doomsaying's just no fun when there's no-one to listen.

Oh, what would I give for a captive audience.

Oh, well. I'll try somewhere else.

No! He's leaving.

Come back here, or I'll sting you! I'll sting someone!

You are not stinging anyone.

Maybe I'll sting you!

Try it! Go on, try it!

Just stop it! This is not helping!

Oh, I'm so sorry, Lloyd.

I must be getting hangry.

I'm ever so peckish.

Well, as I said, we just need to remain calm.

Abacus will find us soon and bring help.

Talk therapy.

This will keep us calm. Who'd like to go first?

I'm sorry I shouted!

I just find it very difficult to cope with stress, you know?

Sometimes, I find it hard to control my anger!

Oh, yes. I have trouble controlling my hunger...

...too.

Anger. He said anger.

Tell us about your anger management techniques, Ricotta.

Do you think they could also help hunger management?

Specifically, friends eating f-friends.

Being eaten isn't so bad! Being stang is much worse!

Now, isn't it "stinged"?

Pretty sure it's "stung," and it's not worse than being eaten!

So you know more about getting stang than a wasp, do you?

How would you like to be stinged?

A-ha! You said "stinged."

No, I didn't! Yes, you did.

You said he'd get "stinged" with your stanger.

There's no such thing as a stanger!

How about we stop this petty arguing about stinging

and listen to some nice, soothing accordion music?

It doesn't sound very soothing.

It doesn't even sound like music! Give me back my accordion!

No! This is perfectly good soothing music!

No way! Let me soothe you!

Argh!

You broke my accordion!

I'll stang you bad!

Ah. No!

When Abacus gets here, he won't help you if you sting me!

Stop!

Ricotta, calm down! We mustn't turn on each other.

The only way we get through this is to stick together.

What? Oh. No, no. You're right. I'm sorry.

Thanks, Julie. Ah! What are you doing?

Oh, gosh. Sorry, Lloyd.

Force of habit.

Although, now you're wrapped up, it seems a shame to waste you.

Argh!

I won't let you do that!

Yes! Thank you, Ricotta.

I'm hungry, too!

Why should you get all the fly? We should share him.

No! What? Wait! No! I'm your friend!

Julie, remember? You don't eat your friends!

Oh! You're right. What am I thinking?

I couldn't bear the guilt.

A-ha! Now, I can eat you all myself!

If you eat him, I'll eat you!

Yes! Thank you, Julie.

Which means I'll have eaten both of you, which is even worse.

Sorry, Lloyd. I am so hungry.

It's best I eat just you.

Then that's only half the guilt afterwards.

Hey! No! You gave him up!

Oh! How about you eat each other and leave me out of it?

Ahhh.

Some people just can't control their aggression!

This is bad as the bathtub.

I think we're safe up here! Speak for yourself.

You stay away from me!

No! See, I've got an idea!

What do you say we team up and take her down?

Oh, yeah. So you can eat me on your own?

No, the plan is she eats you, then I swoop in

and sting her while she's distracted!

If I'm quick, there will still be some of you left,

and I'll share that with you!

That is very generous of you, but I think I'll stay up here

and wait to be rescued by Abacus.

Sorry to say it, but I don't think your friend is coming!

Of course he is!

Abacus never lets me down. The minute I didn't turn up,

he'll have rallied my friends and family,

and they'll be searching every inch of the kitchen.

Then where are they?

Well, they're obviously... you know, they're... There'll be something...

'Cause...

They're not coming, are they?

No. Me and the spider are your only friends now!

And she wants to eat you whole!

I, on the other hand, am prepared to share you with you!

You won't get a better offer than that!

He doesn't deserve you, Lloyd! Let me eat you!

I'll make it quick, and I promise to feel bad about it after.

But I can sting you first! You won't even notice being eaten!

Ah! Right, that's it! I've had enough.

If you're going to eat me, just get it over with!

Wha...? Please, sink your fangs in.

It'll be a relief.

At least I won't have to listen to you two going on about it anymore!

Oh! Uh...

All I ask is you remember me and the heroic sacrifice I made.

Go on. Tuck in.

Oh!

I'll never forget you, Lloyd. We shall savour every mouthful!

No! Stop! Stop!

That was supposed to make you feel too guilty to eat me!

I'm too hungry for that! Sorry!

I am going to feel guilty afterwards.

What's happening? It's Abacus. He's come to save me!

He didn't even eat us!

Why trap us and then not eat us?

It's a mystery!

It's no use trying to understand a Biggo.

I'm sorry I tried to eat you, Lloyd.

It's OK. I'd have probably done the same if I was a hungry spider.

Well, I'd better be getting on.

I've got some leftovers in the web.

Well, no-one you know.

And I've got to catch the end of my anger management class!

Right. Then I suppose I'm all alone in the world. Friendless.

Uncared for. No one willing to rescue a poor, trapped...

Hi, Lloyd. Abacus?

Where have you been?

At home. You missed dinner. I assume you forgot, but that's OK.

Forgot dinner? Abacus, I nearly WAS dinner!

I've been trapped in a glass the whole time with Julie and Ricotta.

They wanted to eat me! Really, Lloyd, it's OK to forget.

You don't need to make up a story.

It's not a story. It's true!

I'm not saying it's not true.

I'm just saying it's OK if you forgot about dinner.

I don't mind. Speaking of dinner, I'm starving.

Is there any left? Yes.

I saved yours. Nice! Any pudding?

No. Oh.

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