Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Zombie Bees

Zom-bees: How Parasitic Flies Are Turning Honeybees into the Buzzing Undead
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It appears that bees are being turned into literal Zombies by a parasitic fly called Apocephalus borealis. It deposits its eggs inside the abdomen of the bee. Though it is eventually fatal for the bee it acts very strangely until it dies. Read more at the top Word Button on this subject.

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