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Bees and Wasps:

Face to Face with a Wasp

A fascinating streaming video close-up with a wasp.

Africanized Bee DeFense Against Hungry Elephants

It appears that using a fence made of Africanized honeybee nests is an excellent defense against maurauding elephants that eat villagers' crops.

Hirsute Leafcutter Bee

Another lovely image, courtesy of a long-time reader.

Why Do Wasps Do That? The Molecular Mechanism of Eusociality

How did eusociality in hymenoptera evolve in the first place? This piece describes some research that investigates this question.

Metallic Green Native Bee

Another lovely image for you to enjoy, courtesy of a long-time reader.

Native Bee with Pollen Sacs

A lovely image for you to enjoy, courtesy of a long-time reader.

Mystery Wasp -- Can You Identify It?

Here's an image of a Mexican wasp that does not have an ID -- can any of you identify it?

Leafcutter Bees

Another interesting image for you to enjoy, courtesy of a longtime reader.

Pathogens Causing HoneyBee Deaths?

This viral+pathogen hypothesis is more credible than the cell phone hypothesis.

Bill Maher on Earth Day

The streaming video reveals that the loss of bees is Nature's way of saying; can you hear me now?

Are Cell Phones Killing Bees?

Potential health damage due to radiation from hi-tech gadgets combined with the loss of the world's bees is a very scary prospect.

British To Help Bumblebees

What Brits can do to help save declining bumblebee species.

When Giant Hornets Attack

Britain is bravely facing an invasion of giant hornets with a 3-inch wingspan.

Embattled HoneyBees

will we lose all our pollinators to mysterious diseases?

Bumblebee

a beautiful image for you to enjoy, courtesy of a reader.

Wasp

another fine photo for you to enjoy, courtesy of a reader.

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