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Hornets use solar energy
Biology

Hornets use solar energy

This Eastern bee species belongs to the bumblebee family, which has a special structure on the abdominal cavity that helps capture sunlight, and a special pigment that c…

December 17, 2018
Spiders create effigies to trick enemies
Biology

Spiders create effigies to trick enemies

The two scientists discovered that a spider species has the ability to create decorative objects with the same shape and color as their bodies, in order to distract the…

December 17, 2018
Honey bees create waves to chase enemies away
Biology

Honey bees create waves to chase enemies away

The phenomenon of hundreds or even thousands of giant honey bees tossing their belly up in just about a second of a second to create a wave of Mexican Wave in the hives…

December 17, 2018
Orchids cheat male ejaculate bees
Biology

Orchids cheat male ejaculate bees

Few people can resist the appeal of beautiful flowers, but some hornets are even more mature than flower lovers. When standing in front of a beautiful flower, male bees…

December 17, 2018
Advantages of parasitic plants and animals.
Biology

Advantages of parasitic plants and animals.

The irony is that by damaging parasites sometimes help the host. Scientists have discovered that pollinated wasps, Pleistodontes imperialis and an Australian species (Fi…

December 17, 2018
Bees choke enemies to death
Biology

Bees choke enemies to death

The new discovery raises the total number of ways bees use to deal with enemies into 3, including: burning - which means that bees commit suicide, heat others, and cripp…

December 17, 2018
Cheating between orchids and wasps
Biology

Cheating between orchids and wasps

Australia's botanical world is a place full of sexually thrilling stories, including the story of a orchid trying to disguise as female bees to seduce lost corn bees.

December 17, 2018
How do hornets communicate to each other?
Biology

How do hornets communicate to each other?

Science has repeatedly shown that wasps (scientific name Vespula vulgaris) do not know how to communicate to each other, but they can work together to build and maintain…

December 16, 2018
Interesting insect world
Animal world

Interesting insect world

Bees have feathers in the eye. You are more likely to be stung by a bee on a windy day in any other weather condition. The only insect that can rotate its head 360 degre…

December 16, 2018