Bugs are robotic probes used by the Machines to track a bluepill's location in the Matrix. They are inserted onto human flesh, where they will burrow underneath and take shelter inside the human body.
While activated they appear to be a small dark gray steel robot with a single red eye. However, once deactivated the squirming probe will appear to be back in a motionless steel probe and the red eye turns off.
Appearances
The bug burrowing into Neo’s navel.
- In The Matrix, after refusing to cooperate during interrogation by Agents Smith, Brown and Jones, Neo has a bug placed on his abdomen, which burrows into his navel. It is later removed by Trinity and Switch.
The bug being ripped out of Neo’s Navel.
- Ash in the Animatrix short film "A Detective Story" has a bug planted behind his eye during what he believed was an eye examination dream which was removed by Trinity when he found her.
Trivia
- The scene where the bug enters Neo’s navel was intended as a rape metaphor, since Neo’s mouth is sealed shut and a phallic shaped object is forcefully penetrating his navel, with it representing an orifice.
- trivia comuna a trinity jovem passou pelo processo mesmo do neo vida e desenvolvido. mas a matrix .sentida dia a dia e harcker e antisocial ate pasa pelo chamada e mopheus.e vida muda e ela a voz calada teve bug entrado no seu umbigo .e acordou e fes o encontro com o pessoal iria ajudala e chegada ao carro entrado levada perdem para abri a roupa a camisa ela fica e acerta e fas a barriga aberta e umbigo esposto eles pegam a maquina cano e usando localizado e regiao barriga fazem o ar de retirada e choque na barriga e fazendo a saida do bug so com 30s retirada e remocao do bug saido pelo umbigo preso na maquina e removido