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[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 46 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

I knew the bees had to be secreting wax somehow. But I always imagined it to be some kind of secondary oral process. Instead they really use... specialized pores under the segments in their thorax?

Now I don't know which version grosses me out more.

[–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 7 points 6 hours ago

Definitely the latter, for me; something about segmented holes just grosses the absolute Hell out of me.

[–] ook@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

You know where the honey comes from?

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 13 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

It's not like you ain't got glands

Ey gril, can I get a peak at them glands?

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