Scientists Discover Solar Powered Hornets
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Scientists Discover Solar Powered Hornets
"The oriental hornet is more active during the day, and tends to become even more active as the temperature rises. And now scientists have discovered the reason: the hornets are solar powered. It turns out that the distinctive yellow stripe on the hornet's abdomen is actually full of tiny protrusions that gather sunlight and harness it for energy. The insect also features a special pigment, called xanthopterin, that helps with the process."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_ne ... 254445.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_ne ... 254445.stm
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Re: Scientists Discover Solar Powered Hornets
At least it's not straight out photosynthesis. That would be pretty scary.
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Re: Scientists Discover Solar Powered Hornets
Sounds like interesting source material for Solo Axis!
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Re: Scientists Discover Solar Powered Hornets
god damn.....thats.....thats just awesome
herpin mah derp like yeah
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Re: Scientists Discover Solar Powered Hornets
Yes, Hercanic, do tell us your Solo Axis progress!Dread wrote:Sounds like interesting source material for Solo Axis!
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Re: Scientists Discover Solar Powered Hornets
But that Solo Axis update can't occur in 056D 01H 52M 05S 650MS (as of the time of this posting), as it would appear something else might be coming up. Isn't that right, Lav?
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Re: Scientists Discover Solar Powered Hornets
Hornets are actually very superpowered, more than lots of people realize. 30 hornets can (and do) invade a beehive, face off against the 10,000 bees, and pretty much kill them all while making off with their young.
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Re: Scientists Discover Solar Powered Hornets
Oh snap!Dread wrote:But that Solo Axis update can't occur in 056D 01H 52M 05S 650MS (as of the time of this posting), as it would appear something else might be coming up. Isn't that right, Lav?
You mean this?DrumsofWar wrote:Hornets are actually very superpowered, more than lots of people realize. 30 hornets can (and do) invade a beehive, face off against the 10,000 bees, and pretty much kill them all while making off with their young.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDSf3Kshq1M[/youtube]
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Re: Scientists Discover Solar Powered Hornets
Lavarinth wrote:[video]
Countered.
That's OP, Blizzard should nerf bees.
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Re: Scientists Discover Solar Powered Hornets
Only works for certain species of bee. All eurobees and ameribees would be fuck'dbees.Lavarinth wrote:[video]
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Re: Scientists Discover Solar Powered Hornets
Makes me wonder how long it would be before some brilliant nutball figures out how to make solar-power laser drills (or laser cannons, even).
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