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What is the meaning of the phrases 'Mean bugs' and 'Buggy bugs' mean respectively in the picture below?

I can understand all of them separately. But once they are put together, I am not able to understand them. I have googled the two phrases, but can't find an answer.

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    This is "mean" in the sense of unkind or unfriendly. "Buggy" is just the adjective form of "bug", so "buggy bugs" are typical or exemplary bugs -- bugs with a clear and obvious bug-like nature. – Gary Botnovcan Sep 27 '17 at 6:52
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The mean bugs are mean because they are chasing the little girl (presumably to sting her, perhaps). They are mean because mean can mean “cruel” or “unkind" or “unfriendly”.

The buggy bug is buggy because he is in the boy’s hair. To “bug” someone is to bother or irk that person, so “buggy” can be defined as “bothersome” or “annoying.”

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