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I was not aware of this, but come to think of it: Insects can have transgenerational immunity. When a parent insect develops (insect type of ) immunity against a pathogen, then the offspring can 'inherit' that immunity, often in several generations. It is still not know how this works in detail, but it does not seem to happen via regular DNA, nor via antibodies.

In bees the queen is the only one that produces offspring, feeding her killed pathogens via bee candy seems a logical step.

Bees are so special, you have to love them