Its other function is to stop the putrefaction of unwelcome guests in the hive, which have been stung to death but whose bodies cannot then be removed.

• 它另外的功能是阻止不受欢迎的客人在蜂箱中腐烂，这些客人被螫死，但它们的尸体无法从蜂箱里搬出去。