What is it about?
The observation of an orchid bee female collecting mammalian faeces from the forest floor, in the national park at Arenal volcano, Costa Rica.
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Why is it important?
There are few literature illustrations of this behaviour.
Perspectives
It was a chance observation of a rarely observed behaviour.
Dr Oliver E Prŷs-Jones
Independent Researcher
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This page is a summary of: Collection Of Vertebrate Faeces By The Orchid BeeEulaema cingulata Fabricius, Bee World, January 2011, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/0005772x.2011.11417421.
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