tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post4194535013509364069..comments2024-03-14T04:06:54.124-04:00Comments on GENKAKU-AGAIN (adam fisher): bees in your eyesgenkakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12135705172119950326noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-23974897124405037702019-04-10T16:51:55.037-04:002019-04-10T16:51:55.037-04:00OK so these are really tiny bees probably close to...OK so these are really tiny bees probably close to 3mm. They thrive on salt. Human tears are normally 200 times saltier than sweat and the Taiwanese diet is higher in salt than average.<br /><br />Bees inhabiting the eyes. It’s like something from a B science fiction movie.<br /><br />Re:Sweat Bees<br />https://www.everythingabout.net/articles/biology/animals/arthropods/insects/bees/sweat_bee/<br /><br />“In a 2018 study, Hans Bänziger of Chiang Mai University found that various types of salt-sucking bees expressed a clear preference for tears over sweat. The likely explanation: Tears contain 200 times as many concentrated proteins—and generally higher levels of salt—than sweat.”<br />From https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/04/theres-something-in-my-eye/586891/<br /><br />Since your so bored, forget the news wires, Genkaku, read scientific journals instead.Andy Shizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15215297395548845513noreply@blogger.com