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[–] Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I assumed it was like cream separating from milk, only wax from honey, but to be fair I have never really thought about it much

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[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 33 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I thought they regurgitated it into the honey combs.

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[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago*

They do, but in order for them to regurgitate, they first must gorge upon it. They eat it, chew it up and spit it out in the shapes necessary (planar, cylindrical, or otherwise).

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