Meaning of batumen | Babel Free

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A mixture consisting of cerumen (beeswax), resin and vegetable matter, used in the construction and maintenance of nests by meliponine bees.

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“[The] Batumen Nests of Meliponini are surrounded by a layer of material called batumen. The batumen is made of cerumen (commonly brittle), resin (propolis), or sometimes of vegetable matter⟳ or mud mixed with resin or cerumen.”

“... batumen plate Figure⟳ 7-8 . Diagram of a meliponine nest in a hollow tree, with parts labeled. The batumen typically surrounds the entire nest; here it consists of two plates that limit⟳ the nest area and a thin lining of batumen (not[…]”

“[…] batumen may form⟳ a thick layer. For example in a long hollow in a tree trunk, strong batumen plates above and below the nest may close⟳ off the nest area from other parts of the hollow (Fig. 1.3 ). The strong and usually laminate[…]”

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