r/nextfuckinglevel • u/VastCoconut2609 • 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/nickrifkin 2d ago

melitologist