Butterfly

Suddenly realized that he forgot to file his taxes.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

Bee

When you pet them, bees purr. Sure, it sounds like buzzing because they are so much smaller than cats, but it’s really purring.

Be careful though. If you pet them too much, they can bite.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

Fly

This fly really wants you think it’s a bee. Their strategy works because of the following logic:

1) When being pursued by a predator of little brain, they see the yellow and black stripes and think “OMG! It’s a bee! Better leave it alone!”

2) When being pursued by a predator of rather much brain, they see the yellow and black stripes and think “Hmm, it looks like a bee. But I know that some flies look like bees. Better look that up. OK, it looks like flies don’t stick pollen to their legs like bees do, but maybe it’s a bee that just started it’s day’s work. Flies also have larger eyes and smaller antenna than bees, but that’s only useful if there’s a bee to compare against. Oh! Bees have wings that overlap but flies have wings that stick out. So it’s probably a fly. To be safe though, I should compare it to other bees. Where can I find other bees?”

3) Then, when the predator of rather much brain is look up “bees” on Google Maps, the fly can get away.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.