Yellow rain, purported to be an agent of toxin warfare in South-East Asia, contains a high percentage of pollen. Analysis of this pollen in yellow rain samples suggests that they are the faeces of honey bees.
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Nowicke, J., Meselson, M. Yellow rain — a palynological analysis. Nature 309, 205–206 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1038/309205a0
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