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[–] don@lemmy.ca 28 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, it’s right there in the name: beeswax, its own word.

[–] villainy@lemmy.world 77 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I don't know what I was expecting exactly but it wasn't little wax scales coming from their abdomen

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 20 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

I always kind of hoped they pooped the wax out like spider's silk.

I hoped they pooped it out their legs like Spiderman

[–] Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world 21 points 8 hours ago (1 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

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 19 points 6 hours ago

I thought they regurgitated it into the honey combs.