The Grocery Run

[emo_snal]

   A bee we'll call Gwenynen1 is strolling through the hive when she hears a nearby commotion. A nearby bee (whom we've named Devra) is buzzing her wings and waggling about. Gwen immediately recognizes that Devra is about to regale them all with a tale about where to find blooming flowers, and joins the crowd following her story

Comments

[basric]

An exciting tale. A dangerous thing to be a bee. I loved it. Enjoyed the picture. Well written. I was right there with there with her through her escape and happy the bird chose the dragonfly over her. Love it.

[emo_snal]

Thanks (: Heavily considering reworking it so the first bird encounter is on the way out. That way it could happen in around the same place and be sort of foreshadowed.

[basric]

I think the way it is is a more subtle foreshadowing. I like it.

[emo_snal]

And it's changed! what do you think?

The problem I felt I encountered when rearranging it was that the flight out was supposed to be a relatively straight-forward show of how they use flight instructions, but this throws a wrench in that. Ultimately I think the fact that now it could be the same tyrant outweighs the problem though (:

Also I made Dorothy be installing a birdhouse instead of watering her garden

[jenbooks]

Oh, well done! Love it.

[emo_snal]

Thanks (:

cpt.

[anonymous]

.....She takes note of the landmarks she passes such as large trees or streets crossed
Gwen takes note of the position of the sun, taking into account its movement across the sky (a degree every four minutes),refers to the nearby landmarks for
her position in relation to where the memory map she followed to get here left her, and embarks upon her journey...
my favorite sentences as written above,it's like a story of a seafarer who keeps getting away from home with every single mile, which is also the sign of getting closer to be back home! luv it!

[gylfinir]

Gwenynen! :) Enw hyfryd!

[emo_snal]

I don't actually know any Welsh at all, I got that from a list of "'honeybee' in different language" :[

But it looks like you can confirm whether or not it's correct?

[gylfinir]

I can indeed, and it is!

Technical Notes

[emo_snal]

Every insect behaviour in this entry is accurate to the best of my abilities. The bee dance directions can be read and followed by a person, and is pretty simple: the straight line the proceed in while "waggling" corresponds to the angle to fly in relation to the sun, they then make a turn indicating the direction to turn for the next direction, and do another straight run at the appropriate next angle. Distance to travel corresponds to approximately 1000 yards per 1 second of waggle dance.

I know I've written kind of similar bee stories in the past but I think I was able to fill this one with entirely different bee facts and behaviours than any of the others I've already written.

And also, yes, as unlikely as it may seem (I certainly found it shocking when I first learned), dragonflies are in fact a major aerial predator of honeybees!