"No, thanks." Lilliane shook her head. "I think I'll rather drink the water I took with me than feed it to a bug only to drink from it." Her expression turned to one of disgust as Darkeye took one of the bugs and ate it. "I'd understand doing that if you were really dehydrated, but with fresh water in your pocket it seems a bit unnecessary. Also, the flesh might contain other stuff which has to be digested or excreted, in the end wasting more water than the bit you gain by eating it."
Taking a few steps back to look at the bugs as a whole, she shrugged. "I doubt we can really prove whether they smell the water or find it by some other means right now. In a laboratory environment, one could probably make the necessary tests. For example, placing a strong odor between the bug and the water, to check whether it still finds the water source. Or see if they only go there once one of them has found the water. With this being a whole different world, some kind of bug-hivemind wouldn't surprise me either."
To no surprise, the bugs immediately went for the Waterbag Darkeye had dropped to the ground. Interestingly, however, they seemed to stick to the shade of the wall. Or return to it every now and then before heading out to the water again. "Interesting... seems like they don't like the sun. Or too much of it."
Taking a few steps back to look at the bugs as a whole, she shrugged. "I doubt we can really prove whether they smell the water or find it by some other means right now. In a laboratory environment, one could probably make the necessary tests. For example, placing a strong odor between the bug and the water, to check whether it still finds the water source. Or see if they only go there once one of them has found the water. With this being a whole different world, some kind of bug-hivemind wouldn't surprise me either."
To no surprise, the bugs immediately went for the Waterbag Darkeye had dropped to the ground. Interestingly, however, they seemed to stick to the shade of the wall. Or return to it every now and then before heading out to the water again. "Interesting... seems like they don't like the sun. Or too much of it."
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