Camels and their bees

Everyone thinks they know what’s inside of a camel’s hump. Some people say it’s fat, other people say it’s water. They’re both wrong.

It’s bee hives.

Camel's milk (Not to scale)

Camel's milk (Not to Scale)

You see, camels do not lactate milk, like normal mammals. They lactate bees. Camels have formed a symbiotic relationship with bees. The bees live in the camel’s hump and provide the camels with honey and wax (because camels are also candle aficionados… camel candles

January 28, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Musings  One Comment