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Stunning Images of Fully Loaded Bees
From bikes to trucks, we’ve featured more than a few unfortunate folks on EG who look like they’re loaded up to a more than uncomfortable degree. We’ve even shown ants looking like they could use a lightening of their load. Now it’s the turn of the bees. While these insects don’t need to be as strong in the lifting department as their antsy cousins, when our buzzing buddies are collecting pollen they can still look more than a little encumbered.
Continue reading...Bees Can Translate Other Languages
Friday, June 6, 2008
Image via Wikipedia It’s a well known fact that honeybees are able to communicate using a series of dances. Recent research shows that bees, unlike many humans, are willing and able to communicate with bees from other continents by mimicking their movements.
Continue reading...Are the Stripes on Bees a Little Prisoner’s Uniform?
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
He’s being a good citizen. Other ones, not so much. Image from aussiegail. Well, flatly, no, they’re not–but maybe they should be, according to Ellouise Leadbeater, a researcher at Queen Mary, University of London. The behavioral ecologist got her idea from one of Darwin’s journals, [...]
Continue reading...Homeless Bees Storm Georgia Home
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
In a scene reminiscent of a horror movie, Kelly Krivsky was at home, minding her own business, when suddenly a low buzz overtook her home. Image from greenkyak on Flickr
Continue reading...Black Market Bees: Stealing Hives, The New Fad
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
National Geographic is reporting that, due to the inexplicable depopulation that’s befallen bees in North America, beekeepers in California are increasingly vulnerable to having their hives stolen. Image from jordanfisher on Flickr Some have even taken the step of placing micro-transmitters in the hives in order to track [...]
Continue reading...Couple Shares Home with Millions of Bees
Friday, March 21, 2008
What would you do if your home was filled with bees? It’s like this, but in their friggin’ walls! Image by Chas Redmond Would you freak out, call the exterminator, run screaming from the building?
Continue reading...The Five Most Dangerous Insect Swarms
Monday, March 17, 2008
For many people, insects are extremely frightening. Ants eating. Image by Fir0002 I myself have different fears, but I completely understand the terror that shoots up your spine when a spider darts unexpectedly across your skin. That’s not to say I’m not frightened by insects at all, it just [...]
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Friday, October 2, 2009
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