Science. 1982 Sep 10;217(4564):1059-60. doi: 10.1126/science.217.4564.1059.
The social bee Trigona hypogea uses carrion instead of pollen as a protein source. Nests lack stored pollen, pollen is absent in larval provisions, and corbiculae for pollen transport on worker hind legs are reduced. Glandular secretions of 20 percent protein content appear to replace stored pollen. Toothed mandibles, pheromonal recruitment to resources, and aggressive foraging behavior facilitated evolution of necrophagy in this tropical forest bee lineage.
社会性蜜蜂 Trigona hypogea 将腐肉而非花粉用作蛋白质来源。巢中缺乏储存的花粉，幼虫食物中没有花粉，用于在工蜂后腿上运输花粉的胫节花粉筐也减少了。20%蛋白质含量的腺分泌似乎取代了储存的花粉。在这种热带雨林蜜蜂谱系中，具有牙齿的下颚、对资源的信息素招募以及积极的觅食行为促进了食腐行为的进化。
