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Offline Brian MCquilkin

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Undertaker bees amazing
« on: November 01, 2020, 01:03:39 pm »
Yesterday was the first time the bees have been out in a while just been too cold for them to fly. The undertakers were dragging the dead out and flying off with them and dropping 20 - 50 feet away from the entrances. On this occasion, I wish I had a video because I could no believe what I was watching. one of the bees was struggling with a dead bee that was just too heavy for it and could not take off and fly with it. Within a few seconds, another bee grabbed the dead bee, and to my surprise, the 2 bees flew off with the same dead bee one on each side of it they dropped it about 15 feet from the entrance. 
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Despite my efforts the bees are doing great

Offline The15thMember

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Re: Undertaker bees amazing
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2020, 01:12:58 pm »
Wow, that's incredible!  It's amazing that an insect would have the ability to problem solve like that. 
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Re: Undertaker bees amazing
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2020, 02:53:02 pm »
I have posted this before but it is still interesting, I have observed this several times, a Piliated Woodpecker eating the dead bees several feet in front and around a hive.
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