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The Big Bee sculpture in Riverhead is part of a growing series of public art pieces designed to encourage recycling and raise ...
It's not unusual for the Wallace's giant bee to go long periods without being seen by humans. It's been observed only a handful of times since it was discovered in the 1850s by British naturalist ...
New research suggests there is a relationship between the diversity of a bee’s diet and the size of its croissant-shaped brain. By Elizabeth Preston This is Panurgus banksianus, the large shaggy ...
To the untrained ear, a bee makes a simple buzz. But some flowers will release their pollen only when a bee sings a specific note to them. If it weren’t for the brilliant bumblebee that knows to ...
This year, commercial beekeepers in the U.S. lost about 60% of their bees – more than double average losses. What do those losses mean for beekeepers, and what do we know about the cause?
A Mechanical Bee Tests Its Wings. By Rebecca J. Rosen. August 20, 2011. ... For starters, the robot can't seem to get enough other bees to pay attention to its dance for long enough, ...
Updated at 6:40 a.m. Friday You might think the world's biggest bee would be easy to find. But that's not the case: Until recently, the last time anyone had reported seeing a Wallace's giant bee ...
This year, commercial beekeepers in the U.S. lost about 60% of their bees – more than double average losses. What do those losses mean for beekeepers, and what do we know about the cause?