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Growing too fast leads to premature death in honey bees
Research shows that the transition to flight activity in a naturally occurring living organism can have consequences that affect the rate of aging.
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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…
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The sick bee is not humming
British researchers say the buzz of bees decreases when they are sick, and like humans, they have a lot of trouble doing everyday tasks until they recover.
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Mushrooms can save bees
One of the biggest threats in the world for honey bees and honeycombs (varroa mite), soon will be plague. Researchers at the University of Warwick are investigating wild…
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Bees are like us when making decisions
Most people think before making a decision, for bees as well. According to a Nature article, Israeli researchers have shown that when deciding, people and bees share a r…
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The beard's beard function for memory
We all know that the right and left brain hemispheres perform different tasks. Lesions in the left hemisphere weaken language use and perception. The right hemisphere of…
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The bee's dance breaks the cultural barrier
An international team of researchers has demonstrated for the first time that Asian and European honey bees can learn to understand each other's dance language despite e…
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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…
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Bees are also picky in color
Not only to watch, this flower color is more colorful than other flowers turned out to be very useful, at least if you are a bee. Flower color preferences of yellow-tail…
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Honey bees help warn poisons
The US military is excited about finding a way to quickly detect a cloud of poison gas, and honey bees are a perfect candidate because
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Queen bees promiscuous for descendants
Looking for many males to mate, honey lords take much effort and time. In addition, it puts her at risk of prey to others and some diseases. But all those dangers don't…
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You can detect bombs
American scientists claim they have succeeded in teaching honey bees to pick up when they smell explosive. This tiny insect can become a powerful assistant to the securi…
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How do honey bees regulate the temperature in the nest?
Whether it is hot or cold, honey bees maintain the temperature in the nest to a certain extent, facilitating the incubation. They do so thanks to a complex distribution…
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Decipher the mysterious life of honey bees
Scientists have deciphered the honey bee genome, finding clues about their complex social behaviors. The result is that bees become the second insect after fruit flies a…
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Queen bees are more promiscuous, herds are stronger
The more prolific the queen bees and endless encounters, the more healthy the herds are created. Researchers have found that royal honey bees mate with countless males t…