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@futurebird So tell me, she who knows, I've got some bugs coming up in the next section of my series of novellas. What's a good documentary on ant behaviour, possibly bees, for me to steal some cool bits for my alien bugs? My characters will be literally crawling into the nest, so I need a good primer. A lecture recorded at a university might also work.
One thing I like in #CJCherryh's "Serpent's Reach" was the idea that each majat (space ant) was an individual, but each time two majat meet they "take taste", i.e. exchange saliva, which updates their memories to be identical.
@cptbutton @golgaloth @futurebird Did that lead to funny conclusions if they saw two humans kiss?
P.S.: making a note to read C.J. Cherryh's stuff.
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I don't recall that coming up, but there is some very tense stuff when she is teaching her azi (enslaved test tube baby) how to get on with majat, because you have to let them "kiss" you. Which also puts your head where they could easily decapitate you with their mandibles.