• TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    There’s a whole raft of things that are technically edible, that I want nowhere near my mouth. Add this to the list.

  • TyrionBean@lemmy.ml
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    So, basically: Rotting flesh-eating zombie bees produce honey which few outside of a certain cultural milieu will ever find appetizing or acceptable? 😃

  • Raven@lemmy.org
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    10 hours ago

    I would not want the honey from Resident Evil anywhere near my breakfast.

  • Otter@lemmy.ca
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    12 hours ago

    This one probably needs a NSFW filter, for “I was eating” reasons 😅

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      As vulture bee honey is derived from animal flesh, it is not suitable for vegetarians.

      Phew that’s good to know! Nearly gourged myself on some corpse honey

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        Honey produced by vulture bees is a pleasant tasting and sweet smelling honey-like liquid.

        It’s strange that it doesn’t taste like rotten flesh.

  • quantumcrop@lemmy.today
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    Using their extra-toothed mandible, they will slice and chew the flesh off, coating the meat in their acid-rich saliva before consumption. The bee will transport the chewed carrion back to the colony where it’s regurgitated into wax pots, different from the honey pots.

    Here, the meat will be mixed with honey and left to mature over a period of 14 days. During this curing time, it will become a paste-like substance that is rich in free amino acids and sugars. This paste is fed to their young, who need it to grow.

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    So basically a potted meat but with sugar instead of fat. Apparently they also keep normal honey that’s separate from the meat honey. Bees are so fucking cool.

    • Nikls94@lemmy.world
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      11 hours ago

      People learning about mushrooms: This one tastes like beef, this one killed bob instantly, and that one made me see god for 2 weeks

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      14 hours ago

      Have you ever thought about blue cheese?

      “Let’s try drinking the milk from an animal”

      “Oh, it’s kinda gross and solid ish now. Still tastes good though”

      “Oh wait, it’s gone really mouldy. Let’s slap it on some chicken wings”

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        Animal cheese connoisseurs be like: Our food culture grew by one diarrhoea at a time.

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      While I would agree on the surface, it’s not really depravity. We’ve got to do away with rotting meat somehow. Hence why vultures are so important.

      Still upvoted though.

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        20 hours ago

        I just wanted to use that word… The whole sentence is just a word game given that personifying environment into nature is common, but wrong.

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      Like is that at all surprising? Starvation was a leading cause of death through much of history and pre-history, of course folks start to eat and drink dubious things. Ever heard of folks sucking the eyes out of fish to get fresh water? That’s on the milder end of what our instincts will force us to do under the right circumstances.