cerumen

bee product

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nest building

  • Stingless bee
    In stingless bee: Natural history and life cycle

    …for nest building, along with cerumen, a substance created by mixing collected resin with self-secreted saliva and wax. Some species create elaborate entrance pipes to their hives, which may serve as a protection against invertebrate predators and parasites. Within the hive, the cells are not always arranged in a honeycomb…

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