"A dead mouse in a honey bee nest is like a dead whale shark in the lobby of an apartment building"
So glad the reviewers, and Insect Socio, didn't cut that line!
Awesome work, and surprising results, led by Erica Maul @ericamaul.bsky.social
Smith Bee Lab
New research article! š°
@ericamaul.bsky.social and @smithbeelab.bsky.social reveal that honey bees process dead mice inside their nests, rather than simply sealing them in propolis. š
š doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #HoneyBees #SocialImmunity #Necrophagy #CollectiveBehavior
