Face to Face with a Wasp
A fascinating streaming video close-up with a wasp.Posted on April 22, 2008 8:59 AM • 2 Comments
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Bees and Wasps:
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.Posted on October 9, 2007 4:10 PM • 5 Comments
Hirsute Leafcutter Bee
Another lovely image, courtesy of a long-time reader.Posted on October 7, 2007 2:50 PM • 1 Comments
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.Posted on October 4, 2007 7:00 PM • 0 Comments
Metallic Green Native Bee
Another lovely image for you to enjoy, courtesy of a long-time reader.Posted on September 26, 2007 2:59 PM • 1 Comments
Native Bee with Pollen Sacs
A lovely image for you to enjoy, courtesy of a long-time reader.Posted on August 15, 2007 2:59 PM • 2 Comments
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?Posted on August 6, 2007 2:59 PM • 3 Comments
Leafcutter Bees
Another interesting image for you to enjoy, courtesy of a longtime reader.Posted on July 23, 2007 2:59 PM • 1 Comments
Pathogens Causing HoneyBee Deaths?
This viral+pathogen hypothesis is more credible than the cell phone hypothesis.Posted on April 26, 2007 1:30 PM • 1 Comments
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?Posted on April 22, 2007 8:08 PM • 10 Comments
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.Posted on April 16, 2007 6:10 PM • 36 Comments
British To Help Bumblebees
What Brits can do to help save declining bumblebee species.Posted on April 16, 2007 3:10 PM • 2 Comments
When Giant Hornets Attack
Britain is bravely facing an invasion of giant hornets with a 3-inch wingspan.Posted on February 22, 2007 2:15 PM • 6 Comments
Embattled HoneyBees
will we lose all our pollinators to mysterious diseases?Posted on February 12, 2007 4:35 PM • 5 Comments
Bumblebee
a beautiful image for you to enjoy, courtesy of a reader.Posted on January 19, 2007 2:59 PM • 0 Comments
Wasp
another fine photo for you to enjoy, courtesy of a reader.Posted on January 14, 2007 2:59 PM • 0 Comments
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