Scientists have observed a little-known species of meat-eating bee that sports an extra tooth for biting flesh. According to a recent paper on the bees, they use their extra tooth to pull and gather ...

While most bees feed on pollen and nectar, scientists say some bees have developed a taste for rotting flesh. Researchers have learned that a stingless, tropical bee has evolved to have an extra tooth ...

Mention foraging bees and most people will picture insects flitting from flower to flower in search of nectar. But in the jungles of Central and South America, “vulture bees” have developed a taste ...

Some bees have developed a taste for carrion, in a delightfully twisted evolutionary turn. These vulture bees, as they’re known, feature unique gut microbes that help them digest meat. A team of ...

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A little-known species of tropical bee has evolved an extra tooth for biting flesh and a gut that more closely resembles that of vultures rather than other bees. A little-known species of tropical bee ...

With a sting that packs a punch, would any creature dare to eat a bee? You would be surprised to know that, from birds to bugs, there are a lot of animals that rely on bees as a protein-filled snack.

While most bees feed on pollen and nectar, scientists say some bees have developed a taste for rotting flesh. Researchers have learned that a stingless, tropical bee has evolved to have an extra tooth ...