Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While most bees feed on pollen and nectar, scientists say some bees have developed a taste for rotting flesh. Researchers have ...

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 ...

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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 ...

However, the vulture bees have bacteria that helps them both eat meat and protect them from food poisoning. "The vulture bee microbiome is enriched in acid-loving bacteria, which are novel bacteria ...

The vast majority of bees feed on pollen and nectar, but certain species have evolved to feast on meat, substituting dead animal carcasses for flower meadows. To better understand this extreme shift ...

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 ...