January 18, 2010
Honeybees never sleep.

False - sleep behavior has been observed in honeybees, and has been found to vary between castes; there have even been studies on the effects of sleep deprivation in honeybees.

original claim: @OMGFacts; sources: Journal of Experimental Biology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

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