Bumblebees don’t mind a little plastic in their honeypots

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When it comes to insect interior design, bumblebees are the ultimate DIY renovators, readily transforming bizarre, 3D-printed plastic fragments into functional honey-storage containers¹.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-02988-2

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1. DeVore, J. E., Richardson, L. I., Hofmann, H. A. & Muth, F. Curr. Biol. 36, R973–R974 (2026).

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