Zombee Watch
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ZomBee Watch is a citizen science project studying 'zombie bees' infected by a parasitic fly, with minimal discussion on HN.
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3 months ago
"Zombie Bees… are honey bees that have been parasitized by the Zombie Fly Apocephalus borealis. Fly-parasitized honey bees become 'ZomBees' showing the 'zombie-like behavior' of leaving their hives at night on 'a flight of the living dead.'"
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