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Slightly Lost Bumble Bees Rely on Scent to Find Their Way Home

In a fascinating study published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, researchers have uncovered a remarkable ability of bumble bees to navigate back to their nest using their sense of smell. These industrious insects, known for their exceptional vision and olfactory capabilities, have now shown...

Non-native bees discovered in Canada may pose serious threat to native mason bee populations

Researchers at the University of Toronto Scarborough discovered the presence of two bee species in Canada. One of these species can pose a significant threat to native mason bees. The non-native mason bees named Osmia cornifrons and Osmia taurus, are from northern Asia. They were...

Bees became extinct before they were discovered

Scientists studied stingless bees from East Africa. These were encased in tree resin and copal. The study has been published in the journal The Holocene. Scientists described two new species. They explained that they most likely became extinct prior to their discovery. The coastal forests...

Sunflowers’ invisible colors help them attract bees

According to a new UBC research, the ultraviolet colours of sunflowers not only attract pollinators, but also help the plant regulate water loss. The dense collection of yellow petals of a sunflower has an ultraviolet bullseye pattern which is invisible to humans but not to...