The Circles Of Life 2

"When they go to war, they take no prisoners. The winning hive goes into the other hive and wholesale slaughters the remainder of the loser and throws their corpses out.” - Alex Barley

An entry for my weekly project about creatures and the people who study, protect, and live for our non-human cohabitants. This one is about a researcher who studies 'exotic' native bees of Australia, including the stingless bees that build spiral hives.

Read the full story: https://the-circles-of-life.tumblr.com/post/169537123310/tetragonula-carbonaria-sugarbag-stingless-bee