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When sweet little bees go to war

Tiny Tetragonula carbonaria bees don’t sting but fight by biting a combatant and not letting go

bees fighting

Tiny Tetragonula bees don’t sting but have strong jaws. The bees fight by biting a combatant and not letting go.

Tobias Smith/Univ. of Queensland

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

Tiny bees that couldn’t sting if their hives depended on it have revealed a new side of apian violence.