Posted by gscott 6 days ago
I wonder what that's like. Is it just another nice smell, like coffee brewing while sunlight hits your face?
You might want to take a class in beekeeping, one where they take you to do some actual hive inspections. You'll need a beekeeper's suit.
I read this at first as “sting” and was briefly horrified.
But bees singing is still, to me, quite horrifying, and would not at all help me fall asleep.
And I like Praying Mantises because I think they're probably secretly alien robots. I wonder if biologists have ever taken one apart to see if they're truly biological or a machine. I've seen one take down a humming bird, so it's gotta be some kinda machine bro.
That reminds me of a bit of fiction where a bioengineered commercial species is being critiqued:
> Miles leaned forward again, to peer in revolted fascination. "It looks like a cross between a cockroach, a termite, and a... and a... and a pustule. [...] Nobody will want to eat food that comes out of something that looks like that. Hell, they won't want to eat anything it touches."
> "People eat honey," argued Mark. "And that comes out of bugs."
> "Honeybees are... sort of cute. They're furry, and they have those classy striped uniforms. And they're armed with their stings, just like little swords, which makes people respect them." [...]
> Enrique said, in a bewildered tone, "So do you think if I put stings on my butter bugs, Barrayarans would like them better?"
> "No!" said Miles and Mark together.
> Enrique sat back, looking rather hurt.
--A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold Enrique sat back, looking rather hurt.