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[Raptor_a22]

So I started up a new embark today, and look what I found sitting on the frozen river!



Yes, that is a colony of bees that have made their nest out of ice.

Whether it's a bug or a quirk of worldgen I don't know. This is the first Fortress of the world.

I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to save these bees, as the Ice will melt come Summer and I can't construct a floor without destroying the hive.

[Eric Blank]

I would tentatively say that it's a bug. I'm doubt Toady intended for vermin colonies to pop up on frozen water, but it does happen occasionally. The poor stupid insects have consigned themselves to their watery grave.

[Loud Whispers]

I don't mean to alarm you, but it appears that your Dwarves are all in fact elephants.

[WillowLuman]

I don't mean to alarm you, but it appears that your Dwarves are all in fact elephants.

If only I had room in my sig...

Yeah, the hives on ice is a fairly common occurrence from what I've seen. You can save them with a hive box if you like.

[Raptor_a22]

Update:

Ice melted. I now have a colony of floating honey bees.



Also, those 'elephants' are actually my 'Drow' race I modded in.

[Valikdu]

Ice bees.
Ice bees...
*Metal Gear alert sound*

OF COURSE! That's an excellent mod idea!

[slothen]

I blame the workarounds and shortcuts Toady used to get brooks to work.  They're both 7/7 water and you can walk across them without getting wet.

[Rince Wind]

According to the last picture it is not a brook, though.

[Man of Paper]

I blame the reptilians.

[Quietust]

Known bug.

[CognitiveDissonance]

According to the last picture it is not a brook, though.

However, it also is resting on a ramp. In my experience, game has trouble differentiating between solid ground and ramps.

[Pie Maker]

That's nothing. Recently, I had a fortress built next to a lake in a cold biome. When winter came, the lake froze over completely and was soon covered with snow. When I looked at the lake again I noticed that three honey bee colonies had spawned on the ice. My reaction at the time was somewhere along the lines of: "what???".

[chevil]

I have found the rare and dangerous SPACE BEES.

[CognitiveDissonance]

I have found the rare and dangerous SPACE BEES.

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Bah, what bumbling fools

[Loud Whispers]

I have found the rare and dangerous SPACE BEES.

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What determines eligibility for colonies in their current state?

Could you get slade bees and SMR bees?