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** There are plenty of other characters like this to lesser extents in the series. Aaron and Burgh also count.

* After spending an entire episode looking for the killer of a famous chef in ''Series/{{CSINY}}'', it was discovered that the murderer was a sous chef who did it...to prevent the chef from killing a cockroach that had wandered into the kitchen and obviously was a health hazard. A cockroach that was covered in gold plating and had a very valuable emerald glued to its back (it was the pet of an eccentric model who lost it), but a roach nevertheless, and the sous chef only cared about its life and not the baubles. Detective Flack, who has to hear to the man's gleeful MotiveRant about how roaches are awesome, [[DisappointedByTheMotive can only drawl out a disbelieving]] "you killed a man...''over a cockroach?''"

** In ''VisualNovel/NewDanganRonpaV3'', Gonta Gokuhara, the Ultimate Entomologist, has shown a massive love for bugs ever since he was young, but at one point he got lost in the forest while bug-catching. Luckily, a family of wolves [[spoiler:(which turns out to be a lie, he was actually raised by dinosaurmen)]] came to his rescue and took him in, even teaching him how to communicate with animals, bugs included. Now a teenager, Gonta still shows a massive passion for bugs and can become quite intense whenever the subject is brought up.

* Jennifer from ''Film/{{Phenomena}}'' likes all insects.

They may or may not be able to [[PestController control the bugs to aid them.]] Not to be confused with BeetleMania and/or BugCatching, which explicitly describe interest and collection but not necessarily endearment. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Also not to be confused for being friends with]] [[WesternAnimation/BugsBunny a certain cartoon rabbit]].

* In ''Film/AntMan'', Cassie Lang becomes pretty fond of the UglyCute giant ant.

* ''Franchise/CrimeSceneInvestigation'':
** Gil Grissom of ''{{Series/CSI}}'' has a pet cockroach and in one episode he takes it to an entomologyst convention to play "roach races".
** After spending an entire episode looking for the kiler of a famous chef in ''Series/{{CSINY}}'', it was discovered that the murderer was a sous chef who did it...to prevent the chef from killing a cockroach that had wandered into the kitchen and obviously was a health hazard. A cockroach that was covered in gold plating and had a very valuable emerald glued to its back (it was the pet of an eccentric model who lost it), but a roach nevertheless, and the sous chef only cared about its life and not the baubles. Detective Flack, who has to hear to the man's gleeful MotiveRant about how roaches are awesome, [[DisappointedByTheMotive can only drawl out a disbelieving]] "you killed a man...''over a cockroach?''"

* ''Music/{{Songdrops}}'': In "Little Joe", the narrator has a pet caterpillar named Joe.

** After spending an entire episode looking for the kiler of a famous chef in ''Series/CSINewYork'', it was discovered that the murderer was a sous chef who did it... to prevent the chef from killing a cockroach that had wandered into the kitchen and obviously was a health hazard. A cockroach that was covered in gold plating and had a very valuable emerald glued to its back (it was the pet of an eccentric model who lost it), but a roach nevertheless, and the sous chef only cared about its life and not the baubles. Detective Flack, who has to hear to the man's gleeful MotiveRant about how roaches are awesome, [[DisappointedByTheMotive can only drawl out a disbelieving]] "you killed a man... ''over a cockroach?''"

* Legosi of ''Manga/{{Beastars}}'' has an affinity for insects, which shows how much of a GentleGiant he is. He is seen picking up bugs and talking to them and keeping some in a terrarium his room. A important moment in his character development is when, in order to gain an understanding of Tem's murderer and become stronger, he consumes a live insect larvae and speaks with the insect's spirit. This moment is treated as him losing his virginity, [[spoiler:and it may have (it is unclear if this was actually real) given him the ability to [[OneToMillionToOne turn into a swarm of moths]]]].

Typically, the FriendToAllLivingThings archetype will [[WhatMeasureIsANonCute gloss over bugs' status as living things]], so it's often expected that only a bug will be a friend to a bug. Not always, though. A character that is a Friend to Bugs adores even (or perhaps ''especially''!) the insects, like a pet owner adores any other pet.

* Amy Thomsett in ''Literature/SecretsOfDrearcliffGrangeSchool'' is a passionate fan of moths. She doesn't like butterflies much, though, thinking they take all the attention away from moths. And she hates people whose idea of studying moths involves a killing jar.

* In ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', Taylor initially finds bugs as creepy as most 15-year-olds would, despite having a bug-controlling superpower, but the intensity of her first months in costume working with bugs on a daily basis leaves her finding their presence comforting, instead. Indeed, a few months into making active use of her powers and she's frequently ''wearing'' a writhing layer of bugs all over her body, including her face, which tends to freak other people out pretty badly.

* ''WebAnimation/TheOddOnesOut'': James and his sister Faith once adopted a moth named Harry, but he died. They were ''very'' sad when he died.

* ''Franchise/{{CSI}}'':

* Gil Grissom of ''{{Series/CSI}}''

* The one time Remi's house is shown in ''Manga/{{Horimiya}}'', it's full of terrariums and bugs mounted on the walls. She pretends to not be this to allow the boy she is interested in to "help her" whenever a bug is on her, despite him being terrified of bugs too. Her dialogue implies that she gets it from her father.

* ''Literature/DirtyBertie'': the main character Bertie really likes bugs, even fleas.

** when Furrball gets infested by a family of fleas, he eventually becomes friends with them, even though they make him itch.