From an IM conversation with my nephew, DragonBen (8)
DragonBen: I'm going to write you a song
Me: ok
DragonBen: Queen Bee Buzz, Queen Bee Buzz, Queen Bee Bee Bee
DragonBen: Queen Queen Queen Bee Bee Bee Buzz Buzz Buzz
DragonBen: Queens do not buzz
Me: really?
DragonBen: that's it
DragonBen: yes
Me: thanks - that's a cool song.
DragonBen: good bye Queen Bee
DragonBen: that's it
Although I was unable to verify the information about queen bee not buzzing, I did find some interesting facts about bees.
And this seems to tell me that the queen does buzz - but not very often, since she just sits around letting the other bees wait on her most of the time: the buzzing sound is from the wings, which beat around 250 times per second. It's not just bees - flies buzz, as to dragonflies, ants (the flying ones) and also moths and hummingbirds. They don't just flap up and down, but in a rotational pattern, which is how bumblebees are able to fly despite their comparatively large weight and small wing surface area.
I think I will go buzz off now.
That's It
DragonBen
2 comments:
That's pretty funny! Did you see that I still have the lead? Granted it's a very small, minimal lead, but's it's still the lead!
MYM
What I was trying to say is that the queen that is the king's wife is the queen that does not buzz.
DragonBen
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