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fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 days ago

Osmia avosetta: these solitary bees place their eggs in colorful nesting capsules that are constructed from flower petals, nectar, and mud

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Osmia avosetta: these solitary bees place their eggs in colorful nesting capsules that are constructed from flower petals, nectar, and mud

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    They look like something the bee sells on Etsy.

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    https://xkcd.com/1259/

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      That was beautiful.

      And the alt-text made me laugh hard enough to hurt myself lol

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    Bonus science fact: they are also adorable little fuzzy ladies.

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      Ladies and dudes.

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    This is awesome! more like this plz.

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    It looks like they’re celebrating Easter! It’s really pretty.

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    Lowkey wanna eat the nesting capsule

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    > Humans casually taking their magnum opus because they seem kinda cool

    🐝:

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    The true easter fluffies!

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    They’re little artists! 🎨

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