“The whole fabric of honey bee society depends on communication-on an innate ability to send and receive messages, to encode and decode information” (Kidd 165). This quote shows one similarity that bees and humans share. And most people don’t think about bees and humans having anything in common. However, if you look at the facts they actually have a lot of similar qualities. And using facts and comparisons, the author incorporates this main idea into the book.
What the author is trying to communicate in this book is that bees and humans behave in similar way, and through quotes about bees that relates to the situation before each chapter, by comparing people to the queen and her hive. Multiple quotes from within the book show that bees and humans have similar characteristics, such as, “Bees swarm before death” (Kidd 2). It shows that when there is death bees will go to it, just like how if there is a car accident or a fire perhaps, people will usually go to it and see what is going on. Another example quote is “Honey bees depend on physical contact with the colony, but also require it’s social companionship and support.” (Kidd 136). Bees and humans both depend on physical and social contact from one another in order to maintain …show more content…
For example,“The queen for her part is the unifying force of the community, if she is removed from the hive, the workers very quickly sense her absence” (Kidd 1). This quote shows that there are certain people that have a big impact amongst others for both bees and humans. Another example is the quote “New beekeepers are told that the way to find the elusive queen is by first locating her circle of attendants” (Kidd 56). This could be interpreted as when people like the president usually have the secret service with them or at least get a lot of attention and will probably have people around them when in
What the author is trying to communicate in this book is that bees and humans behave in similar way, and through quotes about bees that relates to the situation before each chapter, by comparing people to the queen and her hive. Multiple quotes from within the book show that bees and humans have similar characteristics, such as, “Bees swarm before death” (Kidd 2). It shows that when there is death bees will go to it, just like how if there is a car accident or a fire perhaps, people will usually go to it and see what is going on. Another example quote is “Honey bees depend on physical contact with the colony, but also require it’s social companionship and support.” (Kidd 136). Bees and humans both depend on physical and social contact from one another in order to maintain …show more content…
For example,“The queen for her part is the unifying force of the community, if she is removed from the hive, the workers very quickly sense her absence” (Kidd 1). This quote shows that there are certain people that have a big impact amongst others for both bees and humans. Another example is the quote “New beekeepers are told that the way to find the elusive queen is by first locating her circle of attendants” (Kidd 56). This could be interpreted as when people like the president usually have the secret service with them or at least get a lot of attention and will probably have people around them when in