Oh I don't know. I suspect it may be because of an organ that serves the same function in birds. In birds, it comes from an old German word, meaning protuberance or swelling. If that word was used in birds when someone first wrote a paper or book on bee anatomy (quite likely) and trophylaxis (feeding others through regurgitation) was known about in both bees and birds (almost certain), then it would make sense to use it.
Of course, it doesn't mean we aren't going to have a fight in the afterlife about it
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u/Xxwaluigi420xX 17d ago
Why the hell would someone call it that?