▲ 641 ▼ NOT THE BEES (mander.xyz) submitted 5 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 52 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 71 points 5 months ago (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 38 points 5 months ago (1 child) In one detailed study of Trigona hypogea in Brazil, the vulture bees mixed sugary plant products with a proteinaceous paste from regurgitated meat, and let it mature to form a sweet substance that was used as food; however, the two resources were initially kept in separate "pots" in the colony, neither being true honey (i.e., not derived from nectar), but they were then mixed together. Bees mastering necro-tweaking permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 5 months ago probably dint want the protein/meat to spoil plant fermentation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 14 points 5 months ago (1 child) If mellified man is a thing, turnabout is only fair play permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] BeatL@pawb.social 4 points 5 months ago Metal ! "...And when the tiny one from heaven comes Crawls inside the chosen skull And when the tiny one it summons the others...l" Amorphis - the bee permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 38 points 5 months ago (1 child) In one detailed study of Trigona hypogea in Brazil, the vulture bees mixed sugary plant products with a proteinaceous paste from regurgitated meat, and let it mature to form a sweet substance that was used as food; however, the two resources were initially kept in separate "pots" in the colony, neither being true honey (i.e., not derived from nectar), but they were then mixed together. Bees mastering necro-tweaking permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 5 months ago probably dint want the protein/meat to spoil plant fermentation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 5 months ago probably dint want the protein/meat to spoil plant fermentation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 14 points 5 months ago (1 child) If mellified man is a thing, turnabout is only fair play permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BeatL@pawb.social 4 points 5 months ago Metal ! "...And when the tiny one from heaven comes Crawls inside the chosen skull And when the tiny one it summons the others...l" Amorphis - the bee permalink fedilink source parent
