Trigona hypogea is a species of stingless bee from the Neotropics; it is unusual in that it is one of only three known species of bee that exclusively uses carrion as a protein source, rather than pollen,[1] earning it the nickname "vulture bee".
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Trigonahypogea is a species of stingless bee from the Neotropics; it is unusual in that it is one of only three known species of bee that exclusively...
species in this group are: Trigona crassipes (Fabricius, 1793) Trigona necrophaga (Camargo & Roubik, 1991) Trigonahypogea (Silvestri, 1902) Vulture bees...
metabolize the carrion to avoid rotten carrion in their cerumen pots.Trigonahypogea communicate the presence of a valuable carcass through olfactory signals...
Fernando B. (February 2004). "Predatory behavior in a necrophagous bee Trigonahypogea (Hymenoptera; Apidae, Meliponini)". Naturwissenschaften. 91 (2): 94–96...
Pará, Piauí, São Paulo, Tocantins Trigonahypogea Silvestri, 1902 Amazonas, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, São Paulo Trigona lacteipennis Friese, 1900 Acre...
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