neoltitude@ctrlcreep·May 28, 2018Armor painted with optical patterns made troops ripple, grow and shrink, induced nausea, and crippled depth perception. Enemies developed strange battle trances that rendered them immune to illusion330170
'(·)@allgebrahReplying to @ctrlcreephttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apis_dorsata#Defense_against_predators… sadly there's not much aesthetic competition, would love to see what the evolutionary attractors for kinetic aposematism are12:12 AM · May 28, 2018·Twitter Web Client2 Retweets13 Likes
'(·)@allgebrah·May 28, 2018Replying to @allgebrah and @ctrlcreepsemi-hard to find videos but you can see it hereyoutube.comApis dorsata (17Mar2017)Active nest of Giant Honey Bees (Apis dorsata). Singapore, 17th March 2017. Documented by Leong Tzi Ming.16
Cleopatar@Cleopatar1·May 28, 2018Replying to @allgebrah and @ctrlcreepsemi-relevant: the japanese honey bee has evolved to kill hornet intruders by cooking them alive https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K6m40W1s0Wc…1