Vulture Bees are the Only Bees That Eat Rotting Meat

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Vulture bees are the only bees that don’t eat pollen or nectar; they survive on rotting flesh.

Vulture bees are a subspecies of bee in the Trigona genus
Trigona bees are the largest genus of stingless bees
They don’t like fully rotten meat, but prefer something a little fresher
Like flies, they eat by regurgitating saliva and a honey-like substance onto the food and then lap it up

 

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