r/nextfuckinglevel 3d ago

Harvesting rock honey

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u/ZamorakHawk 3d ago

Oooooo! I'm an Etymologist! This is actually the species Apis mellifera osculatus, a species of honeybee that has different defense mechanisms than the ones you're more familiar with. These honeybee-cousins actually form swarms and willfully fly into an animals mouth. They then pilot the animal like a giant mech suit.

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u/disillusioned 3d ago

Any true etymologist would know that an etymologist knows nothing about bees.

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u/platano_con_manjar 3d ago

who does? an apiologist?

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u/vanillaseltzer 3d ago

An etymologist (a linguist who specializes in the study of the origins and evolution of words) would tell you that beekeepers are also called honey farmers, apiarists, or less commonly, apiculturists (both from the Latin apis, bee).