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Bees are quite beneficial little critters: pollinating flowers, making honey, and also...helping corpses decompose.

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Sources:
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02317-21
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/11/carnivorous-vulture-bees-have-acidic-microbiomes-to-better-digest-their-carrion/
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-15581-5

Images:
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/super-cute-honey-bee-sitting-on-a-leaf-gm1218469781-356053219
https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/swarm-of-bees-near-a-beehive-4ofmzajtgijutj8eo
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/black-stingless-bee-gm1311170789-400352960
https://www.flickr.com/photos/52450054@N04/48698571573/in/photolist-2hcjUGn-ekhd7j-2hwA3Kr-BQUoW-BQUK9-BQUzd-xxXqY-xxWR6-dRA3wX-6sMgDz-dyaHRT-FDYW6X-28uDGTd-BQUTv-2dLUbMD-25P5c7y-25P5ehL-8C8NXV-JV8FXz-2itSndT-nLXCmL-2hRzbPR-o2pP1w-r7JBrG-boMMuF-boMMtz-boMMs6-boMMqz-6t3q3q-bfUXzX-cSWxgQ-G5KBU3-7Xf4M5-a9PZ48-7WV3ab-jGmvEk-Eytyu6-2iC5cwq-6k2hf2-dUiVAn-dUt3dj-7Xf5Nb-w49Ms-Ecm6kk-xxVQ3-zuf2rg-a9SLwb-a9SK2y-a9SKG3-a9SJHy
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Weiselzellen_68a.jpg
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-15581-5
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/adult-stingless-bee-gm1348172090-425457789
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/eastern-yellowjacket-with-food-gm637084120-113431469
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Waggle_Dance.webm
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/bees-gm91076298-2920909
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/stingless-bee-gm1092376262-293091390
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