Trigona stingless bees engage in espionage of the scent trails of other bee species to a rich food source, and subsequently take over that food source by driving away or even killing their competitors—Nieh, J.C., & al. (2004). Olfactory eavesdropping
It's a cutthroat world everywhere you look
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