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Do bees sometimes have a moment of doubt - should I sting or not?
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Asked by RockinGru
on 2010-07-18 06:44:52

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Last edited on: 2010-07-18 07:02:37

Categories: Animals.

Tags: bees, intelligence, Sting, honeybee.

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Why would flies hang around on a bee that was being eaten by a spider?

When I was wandering around my garden one evening I noticed a European honeybee hanging strangely from a lillypilli flower.On closer inspection I saw a well-camouflaged spider holding the bee in place and a number of small flies covering its body (see photo, right).

I can understand the spider's role in all this, but what are the flies doing?

Robert McKinlay, Balgownie, New South Wales, Australia