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Cool pic showing wax production
« on: April 29, 2017, 12:32:46 pm »
Friend got this picture and if anyone ever wondered about how the bees make wax this is a great explanation....



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Re: Cool pic showing wax production
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2017, 04:56:16 pm »
Thanks for sharing.

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Re: Cool pic showing wax production
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2017, 05:13:06 pm »
Does anyone else get queasy looking at that?  For some reason it bothers me to see pics of bees exuding wax plates from their abdomen.

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Re: Cool pic showing wax production
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2017, 11:26:48 pm »
excellent photograph!

wm, it's how they do it, and it really is a sight to see and capture on film..........errr, digital photography........... :D
if anyone wants the 'scientific' explanation, happy to provide it............ :D
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Re: Cool pic showing wax production
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2017, 11:47:12 pm »
excellent photograph!

wm, it's how they do it, and it really is a sight to see and capture on film..........errr, digital photography........... :D
if anyone wants the 'scientific' explanation, happy to provide it............ :D

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