Every year, a bunch of grasshoppers come to the anthill and eat what the ants have gathered for them. However, one year, an ant named Flick accidently spills all of this food into the water. The grasshoppers are angry, but they give the ants one more chance to gather more food. Flick decides to go search for some strong bugs to help the ants fight the grasshoppers. It's a good idea, until everyone discovers that the "fighters" he found are really circus performers.