infer that when I say “ this creeps me the hell on earth out , ” it ’s issue forth from somebody who is usually pretty okay with bees . Hell , I wish bee . But this ? This is just … well , see for yourself .
The insects you see pictured here belong to various families of bee native to Thailand that actually consume tears , both human and animal , as a form of sustenance . The picture were taken by a group of bug-hunter who used their own eyes as bait while studying the saline - sucker . According to 80beats , the researchers also used meat , Ovaltine , cheese , and other foods to attract the bees , but these ravenous hellspawn chance nothing as alluring as good ol’ human tears .
In one of the most skin - crawling accounts I ’ve ever control in a journal article , the investigator trace the bees ’ unyielding tenacity in all rent - related pursuit :
On landing place , automatic wink with the eye often forbid the bee from getting a stiff hold , make it to fall off the eyelashes . If so , the bee persistently tried again and again until it was successful , or finally gave up and flew off . In a very few vitrine the approach was so patrician that the emcee ( H.B. ) did not realize he had a Lisotrigona attached to his lid , imbibe his crying . After landing and whilst sucking tears , H.B. often could barely sense the presence of a bee ; indeed , checking by mirror was then required to make trusted whether it was still there or had left .
However , when several bee were involved , the experience was rather unpleasant , causing substantial tear flow . Once a bee had settled and more were approaching , these tended to settle near each other in a row . end the center did not necessarily dislodge bees but some continued to suck at the slit .
Emphasis mine . Because that last condemnation is nothing if not extremely concentrated nightmare fuel , and I was n’t about to let any of you miss it .
The research worker theorise that these bees actually use tears as a protein source , though it ’s possible that their salt message plays a role , as well . That would mousse with recent finding on sweat bees — bees which , like their name suggests , feed on human sweating , using our skin like a salinity lick . [ Journal of the Kansas Entomological Societyvia80 Beats ]
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