#/The fable of the Bees

[opstandelse]

Η κλασική οικονομία αντιλήφθηκε αυτό το γεγονός [ότι «η συσσώρευση του κεφαλαίου είναι, επομένως, αύξηση του προλεταριάτου»] τόσο διεξοδικά που … [[Karl Marx, MECW, vol. 35, pp. 609-11]]

Η κλασική οικονομία αντιλήφθηκε αυτό το γεγονός [ότι «η συσσώρευση του κεφαλαίου είναι, επομένως, αύξηση του προλεταριάτου»] τόσο διεξοδικά που ο Άνταμ Σμιθ, ο Ricardo κ.λπ., όπως αναφέρθηκε προηγουμένως, ταύτισαν εσφαλμένα [610] τη συσσώρευση με την κατανάλωση, από τους παραγωγικούς εργάτες, όλου του κεφαλαιοποιημένου μέρους του υπερπροϊόντος ή με τη μετατροπή του σε πρόσθετους μισθωτούς…

[infernalroses]

bug fables is a glorious game so far

[xxplastic-cubexx]

cant stop thinkin bout charles and erik readin together on the couch but instead of reading with him charles is listening to eriks thoughts while he reads. Live mind commentary ……..

[edgarallanpoestan]

hey guys!! im currently brainstorming some event ideas, but me and my friends are torn, so this is the most informal of interest checks!! more info about each event idea will be below the cut. theyre all mcyt-specifc, though some may be specific to certain smps, so keep that in mind!

(they may become more multi-fandom in the future, we just wanna keep things somewhat small for now! we have some ideas for zines and zine-adjacent projects, but those will have their own interest checks once we get a handle on other events!)

MAP

-> this is the most straight-forward idea -- a MAP (multi-animator project)!! mods would find songs we enjoy, and let our animators vote! we would not require specifically animatic; animatics and stills would be fine! this would either be a larger tribute to multiple servers, OR it would be specific to one (probably QSMP, sorry non-QSMP enjoyers!)

Curse Event

-> this could go with either individuals or teams, depending on what is most popular! one person/team would have a "curse" (a specific phrase, trope, theme, idea, or other element present in their work), which they would spread to others by "attacking" them, a la Artfight. it would be almost murder mystery-esque!

Saw Trap Event

-> our silliest idea so far. creators are given a handicap of some sort, then have to create using that handicap by a deadline. if their work is not complete, or does not have the handicap, then they get an additional handicap for the next round! completing rounds removes handicaps, and it would be like a multi-round exchange!

Yandere Event

-> each participant is given one individual as their "interest". you are now parasocially attached to this person, and want to create for them while "attacking" everyone around them (similar to the curse event), without getting caught! you dont want anyone to know who your interest is, so try to keep it anonymous!

Escape Room

-> probably a team event!! each team would follow "clues" and have to create for each clue. once your clue has been solved and your creation is complete, you move on to the next clue. once you solve all the clues and create all the pieces, you escape! this could either be a different team member creating something each round (with input from team members), or everyone working collaboratively on one piece! an art piece with one person doing sketching, another lining, another coloring, another rendering; a webweave where half the teams finds elements and puts them together, and the other half writes or draws new elements; a fic with multiple authors. the world is your oyster!

[thybrb]

might as well show vi bugfables here too

[ghostertoasterdrawsstuff]

creature

[novabeevt]

I finished a thing =D

I'm sure these two would get along super well; a bug that never says a word, and a bug who never stops talking lol

[the-sunbee]

"Forrest, stop taking pictures! Come on, we're going to be late for Book Club!"

i absolutely love Ari's epilogue and her new fit so i decided to draw her <3

my refs

[mantisgodsdomain]

Every living bug has a personal scent - a blend of pheromones that generally acts as a personal "name", or "voice", in pheromonal communication. In social bugs, this tends to be stronger. As communication via pheromone is extremely species-specific, learning to manipulate them in more detail than some basic altering your expression of any given emotion tends to be something of a niche skill set, particularly among solitary bugs. It's most commonly learned for in-species communication, or by the bugs responsible for putting up pheromone signage in social-bug-heavy areas, but also has some fairly wide utility in less legal manners.

As pheromones are highly specific by bug, a bug of one species may have significant difficulty parsing the pheromones of a bug of another species. While social bugs in hives and colonies generally have something of an instinctive grasp of what various pheromones mean, and will often pick them up as part of communication among themselves, solitary bugs tend to be significantly less sensitive to them, and may struggle to distinguish between similar pheromone signals even if they know what both mean.

As a consequence of this, the vast majority of signage within a hive or colony can be wholly illegible to a solitary bug, even if it is perfectly clear to the hive's inhabitants. Bugs with reduced sensitivity to key pheromones used in social signalling can also suffer from this, particularly in places where pheromone signage can be important to operation. While these can be learned over time, unfortunately, it isn't always enough to make up for the social impacts.

Though it is possible to learn to suppress your personal scent, it isn't a widely distributed skill, and it's associated with criminals more than anything else - on a similar level to learning to lockpick, it's a cool trick to show off that also has a solid chance of getting your coworkers to ask you if you've stolen anything recently. Though suppression can make your scent more subtle, it can't eliminate it entirely, and most bugs who are seriously concerned about hiding their identities will wear some sort of masker to confuse their scent.

Monsieur Scarlet, due to a side effect of his personal flavor of mage, is capable of cutting off his own pheromone production entirely, or selectively shutting off specific pheromones. To other bugs, this will smell uncannily "blank". Since pheromones are still the main means through which bugs will communicate emotions, even beyond being a personal identifier, it's sort of like someone's face... slipped off, and there was just a void where it used to be.

Along with his short-range teleportation tricks, this makes him very good at slipping a tail, but also works against him in being an extremely distinctive trait that's very prone to freaking people out. Generally, you don't stop producing your personal pheromones until you die- but he's not producing a dead-ant smell, and he's very clearly up and moving, just lacking any personal scent. It's prone to tripping a sense that something is horribly, unnaturally wrong. Also, it's not very good for his body to stop making a bunch of major compounds. Generally, he'll opt more for things like cutting out stress pheromones than taking out everything.

[flame-shadow]

sneak peeks at some of the arrangements for the collab :)

featured characters belong to: @someguyiguess23 myself @mouse-drawings @trapitorag

[moonrpg]

fine. team dirtmouth. whatever

[somesecretpie]

Gosh I do love that in Bug Fables they are accurate with all the worker ants and bees being female like in real life, I’m so used to seeing bug media have all the workers be male instead. That being said, I am really curious…where are all the drones?

The only male bees in the game are solitary species like Crisbee (Carpenter bee) and several bumblebees in defiant root. I heard one of the developers say that the queen just keeps the drones in her chamber off screen? Is it like a harem? Can they leave? Do the bees have gender equality?

Also kinda crazy that the only drone ant we see in the game is a gay criminal theif femboy. Is he even allowed to have a job I wonder? Did he run away because he didn’t want to be just another concubine? Is a life of crime the only life he can live outside the queen’s chambers? I want to know!!!

[courtjesterrr]

guys important question for the bf community

[candycanearter07]

bugtober day 22: attack

jumping attack!! ...0 damage

[brokencroww]

did some paper sketches in the afternoon that i liked so guess who stayed up late af drawing 💀

[ghostertoasterdrawsstuff]

We get a little silly