Chapter 67 Double Yolk Egg
First of all, the mortality rate is indeed much lower.
This time only about 10% of the bees died in the hive.
In addition, after some investigation, Hua Mi discovered two beneficial mutant individuals.
Double yolk eggs!
Of course, the probability of finding two out of more than 8,000 is still not high.
but.
Hua Mi was already mentally prepared not to ship any goods, but two came at once, and the contrast brought surprise. The
most obvious feature of the first mutant bee was its large size.
It is larger than the original Chinese bee, with a body length of more than 1.5 cm. The whole body is round and looks very strong, especially the back area between the base of the wings and the head, which is much wider than the ordinary bee, and seems to be full of Muscle fibers are very resistant.
Correspondingly, its legs and wings are also significantly stronger.
The hair on the body surface is darker.
The moment she established a conscious connection with it, Hua Mi immediately felt its vigorous vitality.
Compared to ordinary Chinese bees, it is not just two or three times, but... close to ten times!
The bee's outstanding physical strength and displayed power made Hua Mi think of a name for it right away - Powerful Bee.
Vigorously miracle!
Hua Mi first copied the template of this new bee species, then tested it with weights, and found that it can carry a maximum weight of 500g!
That’s about the equivalent of 10 eggs—a pretty staggering number.
In fact, the muscle operation efficiency of insects like bees is much higher than that of humans.
Their weight-bearing capacity may exceed what most people realize -
an ordinary little bee can hold up objects equivalent to 300 times its own weight.
If this result were put into human proportions, it would be equivalent to one person dragging a large truck.
The mutated giant bee has even better weight-bearing capabilities.
However, when it carries a weight of 500g, it is basically unable to fly, which is an ideal limit situation.
Of course, for humans, 500g is just that, not worth mentioning.
But don’t forget, bees are typical social animals. They never rely on individual combat power, but on the entire colony.
The maximum weight of a powerful bee is 500g. What about the combined force of a group of powerful bees?
Assuming it is a bee colony with 10,000 bees, then the theoretical load limit of this powerful bee colony is 5 tons!
Although in actual operation, there will inevitably be deviations in the direction of each bee's force, and it is impossible to force in one direction perfectly, which will result in the load limit not being as high as in theory.
But even after shrinking, it is still a very impressive number.
No problem transporting most heavy objects.
Even if the actual weight is reduced by ten times, it is still 500kg, which can easily lift a person.
I have always complained that walking in the forest is inconvenient without transportation tools.
With Popeye, can it take off?
Thinking of this, Hua Mi was looking forward to it.
In addition to the most obvious characteristics of large size, high physical strength, and great strength.
Another advantage of the giant bee is that the honey sac is large, more than twice that of the ordinary Chinese bee.
A large honey sac means that it can carry more nectar at one time and the efficiency of nectar collection becomes higher.
This new bee species has advantages in both fighting and collecting honey.
The only regret is that there are no venom glands and pincers.
Combat effectiveness has been weakened.
However, God closed one door for it and opened another, wider door. This wave of evolution is not a loss at all.
Hua Mi selected an ordinary Chinese bee colony and injected it into the powerful bee template.
Then the swarm began to return to the nest and transform into cocoons.
[Powerful Bee]
is a mutation of the Chinese honey bee. Its body size is about 1.5 times that of the ordinary Chinese honey bee. Its hair is black, its vitality is significantly enhanced, and its body strength, especially the strength of its legs, wings and other parts, has been greatly improved.
The honey sac is more than twice that of the ordinary Chinese bee. It has no venom glands and no pincers. Its speed is slower than that of the ordinary Chinese bee... [
Lifespan: 0.9]
[Fecundity: 1.3]
[Productivity: 2]
[Attack Power: 2.5]
[Defense: 3]
[Vitality: 10]
[Speed: 0.8]
Collection ability: 1.8.
Combat ability: 6. This is the only bee species he has cultivated so far that has no shortcomings.
The combat effectiveness and collection ability are both good.
Comprehensive consideration of lifespan and reproductive capacity mainly affects the number of bees contained in a bee colony when it reaches dynamic stability, as well as the ability to resist risks in a natural state. Of course, the higher the value, the better.
0.9 vs. 1.3, according to experience, it is almost a colony of 15,000 individuals, which is considered a relatively strong colony.
"If I have to say, the only thing that needs to be improved on the Megabee is the speed. You can try crossing it with the Swift Bee to see if you can improve the speed of the Megabee without affecting other traits." Based on the previous experience, I want
to It only increases speed without affecting other traits, so the probability of success is relatively low.
But it's worth a try.
As there are more and more bee species, Hua Mi plans to give these bee species a grade.
Take ordinary Chinese bees as [Level 1 bees].
Forest Swift Bees, Pain Bees, and Armored Bees are [Level 2 Bees].
Armored Swift Bee and Ring-cutting Bee are [Level 3 Bees].
The new powerful bees can be rated as [Level 4 bees].
As for the other mutant bee, it is more bizarre than the simple and crude type like the powerful bee.
There is no change in the size of this bee, which is similar to the size of Apis cerana.
The tops of the two tentacles faintly emitted white light, which was very weak. There were only two small white dots in the dark environment. You couldn't see it unless you looked carefully.
The villi on the body surface are shorter, stiffer, and denser.
Other than that, there is no difference from the Chinese honeybee.
The honey sacs, poison glands, and pincers in the body have not mutated.
The wonderful thing about it is that it can feed back its perception of the surrounding environment to Hua Mi!
Senses here include smell, sight and hearing.
Don’t underestimate the sensory capabilities of bees.
Bees can sense and understand their environment several times faster than humans.
Research shows that bees’ sense of smell relies on their antennae, and their resolution is 800 times that of humans, and they can detect extremely small molecular concentrations.
Vision relies on a pair of compound eyes and three single eyes sandwiched in a triangle. The single eye is mainly used to assist the compound eye to better distinguish between light and dark objects. It can even see ultraviolet light.
There are also receptors distributed throughout the body that are responsible for receiving sounds from the surrounding environment. At the same time, the fluff on the body also plays a role in sensing air vibrations.
All in all, bees are creatures that are very sensitive to stimuli in their surrounding environment.
As for this mutant bee, its perception ability has been further enhanced and can be shared with its owner.
Hua Mi controlled the mutant bee to fly outside, and then chose to connect to its senses.
The moment the connection was established, my eyes blurred.
The scene in the field of vision was covered with a purple scene, and the two scenes overlapped.
There was also a suddenly aggravated smell, as well as some additional slow and low noises, which made Hua Mi feel dizzy and nauseated for a moment.
He quickly closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths to allow himself to slowly adapt.
With your eyes closed, all you can see is the bee's field of vision.
I thought that with the compound eye effect, I would see many small grids, but unexpectedly, I didn’t. There was a complete and coherent scene in my field of vision.
The viewing angle is much wider than that of humans, reaching more than 300 degrees. You can see behind you with a slight turn, and there are almost no blind spots.
However, compared to humans, it can distinguish fewer colors, so the hue in the field of vision is more bluish-purple, which is relatively monotonous.
You can only see the scene within about ten meters, and the scene further away is blurry.
As for the slow and low noise in my ears, it should be infrasound waves that are inaudible to human ears.
Bees can capture low-frequency sounds below 20HZ.
In fact, compared to vision and hearing, his ability to smell surprised him even more.
Under the sensory state of bees, he can distinguish extremely subtle smells and accurately locate the direction and distance. He is simply better than a dog's nose.
Tests have shown that as the distance between bees increases, the shared sensory capabilities do not diminish. As long as it is within the control range, the signal is always received clearly.
"This kind of bee can be used for tracking and reconnaissance... let's just call it a scout bee."
Why not call it a tracking bee?
Because Scout Bee sounds better.
This bee species is quite special and does not require templates to create an entire bee colony.
Only one or a few scout bees are enough.
After all, you can only share the senses of one at a time. If there are more, it will cause overlapping and confusion of the senses.
(End of chapter)