Simon Tierney
@biol-si.bsky.social
evolutionary ecologist at large
Reposted by Simon Tierney
This review touches upon how ancestral solitary stem-nesting bees (Xylocopini) keep microbes siloed, while derived social Allodapini share them in a network through trophallaxis, brood contact & frass cleanup 🐝🐝🐝
📸 Fig. 2
📸 Fig. 2
July 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This review touches upon how ancestral solitary stem-nesting bees (Xylocopini) keep microbes siloed, while derived social Allodapini share them in a network through trophallaxis, brood contact & frass cleanup 🐝🐝🐝
📸 Fig. 2
📸 Fig. 2
