wild life echos animated films

2009 July 5
by stpie

Tired and off to bed. Just have to finish reading some news. Last online article is abt bees and ants. Researchers are interested in ’swarm behaviour’.

They found that bison or fish want to get to the centre of large groups to keep themselves safe from predators.

Ants and bees worked together as a single unit, and were prepared to die for the greater good of the colony.

The study’s findings appear to echo the insect worlds portrayed in the animated films Antz and Bee Movie, in which the characters live in rigidly conformist societies.

come on gang, it's all for one and one for all!

come on gang, it's all for one and one for all!

Isn’t that sweet? Not the “rigidly conformist” bit, but how they’ve seen their ideal society work on the big screen, and have endeavoured to apply its principles to their own lives.

I don’t feel totally weird now, spouting all the knowledge I learn from watching telly. If it’s useful to an ant …

Nite x

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