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With bees, the expression ‘to bite the grass’ acquires a wholly new meaning. [Translators’ note: The German phrase ‘to bite the grass’ equals the English ‘to bite the dust’.] While usually referring to the last, eternal sleep, in the realm of insects it just describes a way of spending the night. With their mandibles they latch on to stalks, so that they stand vertically in the air, with their heads either up or down.

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Sleeping habits

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    2025年

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  • Heiko K. Voss

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With bees, the expression ‘to bite the grass’ acquires a wholly new meaning. [Translators’ note: The German phrase ‘to bite the grass’ equals the English ‘to bite the dust’.] While usually referring to the last, eternal sleep, in the realm of insects it just describes a way of spending the night. With their mandibles they latch on to stalks, so that they stand vertically in the air, with their heads either up or down.