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A New Research Is Indicating That The Eastern Honeybees (Apis Cerana), In Vietnam, Use Animal Dung As A Tool To Protect Themselves From Hornets Attack. But Researchers Are Still Speculating As To How The Poop Works– Could It Be Used To Mask The Hornets’ Marking Pheromone?; Mask Bee Odours?, Or Just Deter Hornet Because Of The Smell?

Honeybees use animal poop to fight dreaded murder hornets

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2020/12/11/honeybees-use-animal-poop-to-fight-dreaded-murder-hornets/#:~:text=And%20it%20worked.,feces%20as%20a%20defense%20tool.

A study published this week found that in response to an attack by a murder hornet, worker bees in Vietnam foraged for animal feces, collected it with their mouths and then applied it around the entrance to their nests.