Every summer, around 1,000 virgin queen bees arrive in the Belgian town of Chimay for a dramatic event known as the “wedding flight.” During this aerial mating ritual, a male…
A Routine Field Day Turns Extraordinary Last summer, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) ecologist Molly Jacobson was conducting routine specimen collection at ESF’s orchard in Syracuse, New…
She may sport devilish-looking horns, but Megachile lucifer isn’t out to steal souls—she’s just after pollen. This newly identified solitary bee species was discovered in Western Australia’s Goldfields region by…
The animal kingdom continues to inspire groundbreaking technology — this time in South Korea, where researchers have developed a painless drug delivery patch modeled after a bee’s stinger. For patients…
Managed honey bees have the potential to affect native bee populations when they are introduced to a new area, but a study led by researchers at Penn State suggests that,…
When a small bumblebee lost her wings, she was left in a desperate situation. Without the ability to fly, survival in the wild seemed impossible. In her time of need,…
Since the “Save the Bees” movement gained widespread attention in the 1990s, researchers have made remarkable progress in protecting at-risk bee species — uncovering some surprising discoveries along the way.…
A collaborative research effort involving Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU), alongside institutions in Frankfurt/Main, Oxford, and Würzburg, has made significant strides in understanding the genetic basis of cooperative behavior in…
A recent paper published in Nature suggests that bumblebees can teach each other new behaviors, indicating that humans and bees share knowledge in a similar way. In the study, bees…
This week’s captivating wildlife snapshots feature adorable turtle hatchlings, enchanting mating butterflies, and a heartening rescue of a trafficked toucan.