Bees found using feces as tool to repel hornet attacks

Geo Beats 2020-12-13

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In response to hornet attack, bee workers foraged for and applied spots of animal feces around their nest entrances. Fecal spotting increased after colonies were exposed either to naturally occurring attacks or to chemicals that scout hornets use to target colonies for mass attack.

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