Recent studies have shown that tiny pieces of plastics, which may originate from everyday products, can make bees more ...

Decades ago, the Bombus affinis species of the bumble bee could be seen thriving across the Eastern and Midwest regions of ...

Even insects occasionally release a few droplets while flying. But is it really urine? PETBOOK editor and biologist Saskia Schneider, an expert in the anatomy of social insects such as bumblebees and ...

By studying bumble bee exposure to particulate air pollutants ... and agriculture because they help pollinate wild trees and flowers and crops that support other insects and mammals in turn ...

Pollinating insects such as bumble bees often repeatedly visit the same type of flower, even when a variety of flowers bloom nearby. This behavior is known as "flower constancy." Darwin speculated ...

Because insects are generally small, humans tend to underestimate their intelligence. However, from their complex social structures to learning and memory, insects, especially ants and bees, are ...

SPRING brings longer days, warmer weather, and bursts of colour everywhere, especially in the way of flowers. From cheery ...

This time of year fills me with such joy and anticipation. Seeing old friends emerge from the ground is almost as rewarding ...

Bumblebee drones and future queens leave ... This puts them face-first inside the flower. When bees get tired, they show signs of fatigue such as lethargy and confusion. Researchers have even ...

More information: Kentaro Takagi et al, Realized flower constancy in bumble bees: Optimal foraging strategy balancing cognitive and travel costs and its possible consequences for floral diversity ...

Flowers are blooming earlier as temperatures ... "Due to their larger size and fuzzy bodies, bumblebee queens are some of the first bees to emerge from their hibernation cavities," Milwaukee's ...

Male carpenter bees lack stingers, and though females do have them, they are docile and don’t sting unless handled or ...