Union Member 10

Bellebees

Union Member Species (#0010) – Native to Planet Humongous in the Kappa Andromedae System.

Bellebees are gas filled entities reaching sizes of 800-900 meters in diameter that float in the oxy gas layer of their home world.

They are able to withstand storms with wind speeds of 1200km per hour and they harvest a form of floating plankton for sustenance. They are highly intelligent but have no extremities, no eyes and no ears. They communicate with each other using radio waves.

 The Bellebees knew about other sentient lifeforms before a Union Explorer discovered them, but they have no way of describing the previous visitors. The Bellebees were eager to join the Union and wanted to do their share contributing to the Union Civilization as a whole. Their size and environmental needs prevent them from leaving their world (until 4100 OTT) and their lack of senses and extremities prevented them from using any sort of technology. Dr. Isah came up with modified Hover platforms where Bellebees could “dock” and use GalNet. The Bellebees now have the ability to create and use avatars to interact with other Union members, though they must be near the Avatar to maintain it.

Bellebees do not forget and have the capability to share memories with all members of their society. They can remember the most intricate detail over many million years. Once they were able to grasp the concepts of form, sight, sound and so forth they became the Union's Record Keepers and do so with great diligence. But their greatest gift to the Union Community is their analytical minds and the capacity to learn and understand even the most complicated concepts. The Bellebees are an enormous think tank and are often used to contemplate complex problems. Bellebees have the most brilliant mathematicians and are among the most advanced mathematicians in the known Universe (reaching Narth Levels of understanding), as they had nothing else to do with their intellect but think about math for untold millennia. It is a little known fact that it is in no small part, the Bellebee contribution that allowed the Union to advance so fast in technology and science.

Today there are several Bellebee Colonies on other suitable Gas Giants and there are several special Spaceships (Belle-Blimps) in which they can travel.