765,429
edits
Migrant Bee: Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
m
enforcing T:CLEAN CODE
m (Robot: Automated text replacement (-==( ?)Behind the Scenes( ?)== +==\1Behind the scenes\2==)) |
m (enforcing T:CLEAN CODE) |
||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
'''Bees''' were a sapient [[insectoid]] species from [[Melissa Majoria]]. | '''Bees''' were a sapient [[insectoid]] species from [[Melissa Majoria]]. | ||
==Biology== | == Biology == | ||
The Bees were similar to the [[bee]]s native to [[Earth]], except that they were intelligent and used the [[Tandocca Scale]] as a carrier signal. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') | The Bees were similar to the [[bee]]s native to [[Earth]], except that they were intelligent and used the [[Tandocca Scale]] as a carrier signal. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') | ||
:''They could also presumably travel through [[space]].'' | :''They could also presumably travel through [[space]].'' | ||
==History== | == History == | ||
At some point in [[Earth]]'s history, a population of Bees from Melissa Majoria came to Earth, joining the native species. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') | At some point in [[Earth]]'s history, a population of Bees from Melissa Majoria came to Earth, joining the native species. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') | ||
| Line 25: | Line 25: | ||
It is unknown whether the bees of Melissa Majoria returned to Earth after the Daleks were defeated. | It is unknown whether the bees of Melissa Majoria returned to Earth after the Daleks were defeated. | ||
==Behind the scenes== | == Behind the scenes == | ||
This fall in bee populations is mirrored in real life, and possibly inspired by the [[Wikipedia:Colony Collapse Disorder|Colony Collapse Disorder]], for which the driving forces are still largely unknown. | This fall in bee populations is mirrored in real life, and possibly inspired by the [[Wikipedia:Colony Collapse Disorder|Colony Collapse Disorder]], for which the driving forces are still largely unknown. | ||
An edition of BBC Radio 4's science magazine, "[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qyyb The Material World]", broadcast on 3rd July 2008 discussed this issue and included clips from the relevant episodes of "Doctor Who". | An edition of BBC Radio 4's science magazine, "[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qyyb The Material World]", broadcast on 3rd July 2008 discussed this issue and included clips from the relevant episodes of "Doctor Who". | ||
[[Category:Sentient insects]] | [[Category:Sentient insects]] | ||
