>Ancient Egyptians and Greeks thought that bees were born from the rotting >carcasses of cattle. It even got into the Bible (Judges, chapter 14, verse >8). Strongman Samson tore a lion in two while on the way to woo a >prospective bride among the Philistines. On his return, "there was a swarm >of bees" in the lion's broken body. Should have kept quoting, the text says "a swarm of bees and some honey". I would guess that the lions corpse mummified in the desert heat and a small swarm of settled in. I doubt droneflies produce honey.