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First-known instance of bees laying eggs in fossilized tooth sockets discovered in 20,000-year-old bones

Nature can be pretty metal when it wants, and a testament to this is the recent discovery that bees sometimes use hollowed out tooth sockets in fossilized skulls as a nesting site. That’s according to ...
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First-Known Instance Of Bees Laying Eggs In Fossilized Tooth Sockets Discovered In 20,000-Year-Old Bones

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...