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Honey Fences
- GhotiFish 11y agoGiven that relationship, it's doubtless some species of trees intentionally play hosts to hives as a means to protect themselves from being harvest. Reminds me of a tree that grows homes for ants. oh wait. That was the Acacia tree as well! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3blzcbll7Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3blzcbll7Q
- news_to_me 11y agoI wondered whether elephants might actually be beneficial to acacias, by maybe spreading seeds or something (I'm not very familiar with the plant). On the contrary, it seems elephants' relationship with the acacia is sort of mixed: http://www.primitivism.com/elephant-acacia.htm http://www.primitivism.com/elephant-acacia.htm I love how interesting things like this lead me to discover even more interesting tidbits. Praise be the Internet.
- hyperpallium 11y agoBeeline?
- WillAbides 11y agoIt took me a while to realize this isn't about intrusion detection.
- pvaldes 11y agoAll is fun and honey until bears arrive by thousands and someone gets poked in the eye. Now seriously... seems a good idea. I wonder if elephants will learn to visite the place at night and avoid touching the beehives.