The mistaken belief that bees are produced from the carcasses of dead ox. The word is Greek in origin, meaning "born of an ox". A similar story of the creation of bees is seen in the Biblical story from Judges 14:14, where Samson puts forward the riddle of "out of the strong came forth sweetness," referring to a swarm of bees found inside a dead lions body (as celebrated on tins of Tate and Lyle Golden Syrup).
Bugonia - is the myth or mistaken belief or misapprehension that bees swarm on carcasses, or form hives in the dead bodies, or are spontaneously generated by the rotting meat.
In fact, the maggots are known as rat tail maggots because of the long appendage at the end of the body, which is actually not a tail, but rather a breathing tube necessary when the maggot has burrowed deep into the rotting and liquefying meat.
Presumably, the myth of bugonia arose from observations of bodies of dead oxen, infested with maggots and crawling with newly matured drone flies.
Pilobolus the dance troupe had goals just as ambitious, and for more than 30 years, the troupe has remained remarkably fertile, creating a body of repertory based on its unique weight-sharing and partnering skills honed in a collaborative environment.
"BUGonia" brings the Pilobolans back to their spores, so to speak.
Chase explains the word she coined to name her newest duet: "It's a biomorphic creature that definitely hearkens back to our early roots." Those roots include rubber-limbed flexibility, tensile strength to lift and carry partners every which way, and a sense of attachment to the earth as dancers give into the unforgiving tug of gravity.
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