▲ 640 ▼ meat honey (mander.xyz) submitted 7 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 97 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 57 points 7 months ago* (6 children) https://beeswiki.com/vulture-bees/ carrion/necrophage honey ...graphic permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] filcuk@lemmy.zip 35 points 7 months ago (5 children) As vulture bee honey is derived from animal flesh, it is not suitable for vegetarians. Phew that's good to know! Nearly gourged myself on some corpse honey permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Sphks@jlai.lu 10 points 7 months ago (4 children) Honey produced by vulture bees is a pleasant tasting and sweet smelling honey-like liquid. It's strange that it doesn't taste like rotten flesh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 9 points 7 months ago (1 child) I read it tastes a bit more like cheese/butter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeroicBillyBishop@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago Thank you, this comment made me feel unwell permalink fedilink source parent [–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) Because regular honey tastes just like pollen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Sphks@jlai.lu 2 points 7 months ago No it doesn't. It would be strange. Regular honey is made from nectar. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] filcuk@lemmy.zip 35 points 7 months ago (5 children) As vulture bee honey is derived from animal flesh, it is not suitable for vegetarians. Phew that's good to know! Nearly gourged myself on some corpse honey permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Sphks@jlai.lu 10 points 7 months ago (4 children) Honey produced by vulture bees is a pleasant tasting and sweet smelling honey-like liquid. It's strange that it doesn't taste like rotten flesh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 9 points 7 months ago (1 child) I read it tastes a bit more like cheese/butter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeroicBillyBishop@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago Thank you, this comment made me feel unwell permalink fedilink source parent [–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) Because regular honey tastes just like pollen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Sphks@jlai.lu 2 points 7 months ago No it doesn't. It would be strange. Regular honey is made from nectar. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sphks@jlai.lu 10 points 7 months ago (4 children) Honey produced by vulture bees is a pleasant tasting and sweet smelling honey-like liquid. It's strange that it doesn't taste like rotten flesh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 9 points 7 months ago (1 child) I read it tastes a bit more like cheese/butter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeroicBillyBishop@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago Thank you, this comment made me feel unwell permalink fedilink source parent [–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) Because regular honey tastes just like pollen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Sphks@jlai.lu 2 points 7 months ago No it doesn't. It would be strange. Regular honey is made from nectar. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 9 points 7 months ago (1 child) I read it tastes a bit more like cheese/butter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeroicBillyBishop@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago Thank you, this comment made me feel unwell permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeroicBillyBishop@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago Thank you, this comment made me feel unwell permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) Because regular honey tastes just like pollen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Sphks@jlai.lu 2 points 7 months ago No it doesn't. It would be strange. Regular honey is made from nectar. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sphks@jlai.lu 2 points 7 months ago No it doesn't. It would be strange. Regular honey is made from nectar. permalink fedilink source parent
