pollination
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Bumblebees Are Working Even Harder Than We Thought
Bumblebees are fuzzy, rotund, and indisputably adorable. They’re also secretly swole. The insects can cart around loads up to 80% of their body weight during foraging flights, and new research demonstrates that doing so probably isn’t easy.
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Morning Might Be the Best Time to Avoid Pollen, Study Finds
As a rule of thumb, people with hay fever may want to avoid going outside after 2pm. A new study released this week found that pollen counts tend to be lowest during the morning hours and highest during mid-afternoon into the late evening.
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Flesh-Eating Bees Renounced Pollen for Rotting Meat
Some bees have developed a taste for carrion, in a delightfully twisted evolutionary turn. These vulture bees, as they’re known, feature unique gut microbes that help them digest meat.
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Declining Bee Populations Are Threatening Crop Yields
Bees are on the decline. New research suggests that could have serious implications for global access to food.