Entering a new era can sometimes be very, very painful.

So, in spite of sounding completely deranged to both Murder Drones fans AND entomologists, I present a theory/headcanon/"this would be a really cool au" that has definitely been brought up before!

THE "DRONES ARE BEES" (yet-to-be) ESSAY

So let's start with the obvious!

Bees are separated by their role in the colony. So there's a Queen, the Workers (infertile females), and Drones (all male). Worker bees are the ones responsible for collecting nectar, protecting their hive and producing honey, whereas the males' only purpose is to mate with the Queen. Considering just how useless the male Worker Drones are in the show it's honestly pretty fitting /j

Although there aren't that many parallels between Worker Drones and Bees, there are a lot of connections to be made about Drones as a whole and the Hymenoptera order!

Fooor example, the fact that Hornets will attack, kill, and sometimes eat Honey Bees when they are vulnerable outside or near their hive! Most of the time, Hornets will attack hives to steal honey, and are notoriously known for their powerful mandibles, painful stingers and potent venom. Sound familiar? Well, duh, Disassembly Drones.

(Not to mention that Asian Giant Hornets are also called... Murder Hornets.)

"Kate you can't just make name comparisons, say they're both black and yellow and call it a day!" Well first of all, yes I can, second of all, I have SOMETHING ELSE!

APOCEPHALUS BOREALIS!!!

A TYPE OF PARASITOID FLY THAT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO ATTACK BOTH BEES AND WASPS AND MAKE THEM QUITE LITERALLY INTO ZOMBIES! ZOMBEES! SORRY FOR YELLING!!! BUT THIS IS LIKE THE ABSOLUTESOLVER!!!

Now. Where am I going with this? Well, fun fact. Since most (if not all) bees attacked by Hornets are stingless, what they will do to defend themselves instead is usually sacrifice a bee to acknowledge the Hornet's intentions, then swarm it and begin to vibrate their bodies intensely to generate heat. The point inside this bee ball of doom and despair can reach up to 47°C, literally cooking the Hornet alive! Ouch!

We know Disassembly Drones can die from heat (but apparently not direct boiling hot radiation from the sun?!), so what I'm saying is that, at least once, those Workers should've tried making their own group hug of death to defend themselves 🐝

that's all for now, thanks for listening to my ramblings!