He explains that the animal world, because of the proliferation of varieties, must be rigidly economical with resources and efficient in distribution. During cloudy weather, therefore, ever-teeming honey bees can only consume foodstuff stored in the hive; lacking provisions of pollen, their mood naturally turns less benevolent. "They lose their temper" and attack people. "I can understand their emotional disposition," he says.
他解釋，因為生物世界，為了族群的繁衍，對資源必須嚴格經營和有效率分配，因此陰天時，成千上萬的蜜蜂只能消耗巢裡的食物，缺乏花蜜補給，它們當然會心情不佳、「發脾氣」攻擊人，「它的情緒我可以理解」，他說。