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Zin5ki
Railgun
Various subjects, you say?
How excellent this is. Let me provide for you a brief discourse on the defensive behaviour of the Japanese Honeybee (Apis cerana japonica).
Unlike other members of the Apis genus, these bees lack a sting. Their means of protection from predators is somewhat innovative. Upon being attacked by hornets, by which I mean Vespa simillima xanthoptera in this case, they will engulf the invaders in a large mass of their own bodies. By simultaneously vibrating their bodily muscles they raise the temperature within the centre of such a mass, thereby slowly killing the threat. Of course, this comes at the expense of fellow bees within the centre of the ball, but this is but a minor loss to the hive as a whole.
Here is an image of such a phenomenon:
I look forward to other things upon which we can converse. I welcome thee.
How excellent this is. Let me provide for you a brief discourse on the defensive behaviour of the Japanese Honeybee (Apis cerana japonica).
Unlike other members of the Apis genus, these bees lack a sting. Their means of protection from predators is somewhat innovative. Upon being attacked by hornets, by which I mean Vespa simillima xanthoptera in this case, they will engulf the invaders in a large mass of their own bodies. By simultaneously vibrating their bodily muscles they raise the temperature within the centre of such a mass, thereby slowly killing the threat. Of course, this comes at the expense of fellow bees within the centre of the ball, but this is but a minor loss to the hive as a whole.
Here is an image of such a phenomenon:
I look forward to other things upon which we can converse. I welcome thee.
VivisQueen
Adventurer
Welcome to Anime News UK (is the short version AniUK?). I'm new here myself, but the conversation seems great so far. Hope to see you posting around.
