The story begins with Marito, a ladybug and the protagonist, searching for his son who got separated from the family while collecting food. Marito finds his son and returns home, but another of his children, Mariquita, gets accidentally sent to Guadeloupe, a Caribbean island.
Marito sets out to rescue Mariquita, but along the way, he faces various obstacles, including a praying mantis, a spider web, and a caterpillar that releases toxic gas. He meets a black ladybug who helps him, and they develop a romantic connection.
Meanwhile, Marito's friend, Mandible, a black ant, is on his way to rescue Marito, but they face their own set of challenges, including a storm that destroys their ship and a shark that swallows them. However, they manage to escape and continue their journey.
Upon arriving at the island, Marito and his friends must confront the humans who are destroying the island's nature to build a luxurious hotel. Marito comes up with a plan to scare them away using the toxic caterpillars. The plan succeeds, and the humans abandon their project.
In the end, Marito and his friends return home, and the ladybug son decides to stay on the island with his love. The heroes are welcomed back home, and the story concludes with a post-credits scene showing the red ants arriving at a Chinese restaurant in Beijing, setting up a potential sequel.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The story begins with a ladybug named Marito who is a family man trying to save one of his children who was sent to an island far away.
2. The child, Mariquita, was separated from her family while collecting food and was carried away by a strong wind.
3. Marito sets out to rescue his child, but what he doesn't know is that one of his little ones, also named Mariquita, chases after him.
4. Mariquita falls into a box bound for Guadeloupe, a Caribbean island.
5. Marito meets a cockroach who helps him find the plane where Mariquita's box was loaded.
6. Marito sneaks onto the plane and finds the box, but they travel to the Caribbean island.
7. On the island, Mariquita is found by a crab and taken to a beach.
8. Marito meets a group of Caribbean ants who help him find Mariquita.
9. Mariquita is trapped in a spider web and is rescued by Marito and the ants.
10. The group escapes the spider and meets a black ladybug who takes Mariquita to her home.
11. Marito waits for the arrival of his friend Mandible, who is traveling with a spider in a toy boat.
12. The boat is struck by lightning and falls into the sea, but they continue traveling inside the belly of a shark.
13. The ladybug and his friends are eventually expelled from the shark's belly and continue their journey.
14. The group meets a caterpillar who can release toxic gas and decides to use it to scare away humans who are planning to build a hotel on the island.
15. The caterpillars release the toxic gas, and the humans abandon their plans to build the hotel.
16. The ladybug and his friends return home, and Mariquita says goodbye to his love, a black ladybug.
17. Marito allows his son to stay on the island with his love if he wants to.
18. The heroes return home, and the story ends with a post-credits scene showing the red ants arriving at a Chinese restaurant in Beijing.