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Ancient Caribbean Cave Uncovers Bones-Embedded Bees

Originally Published 15 days ago — by ScienceAlert

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Ancient solitary bees, Osnidum almontei, made multi-generational homes inside the cavities of a fossilized jawbone found in a Caribbean cave, marking the first discovery of bees nesting within bones, revealing their opportunistic nesting behavior and long-term use of the same sites.