In a Caribbean cave where owls once spat out the bones of their prey, scientists have uncovered a nesting strategy that ...

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Donor note: STRI copy of Dr. S. Joseph Wright. Contents Evolution & development. The evolution of bees ; Honey hunting and beekeeping ; The different bee groups ; The evolution and development of the ...

image: A new study has mounted perhaps the most intricate, detailed look ever at the diversity in structure and form of bees, offering new insights in a long-standing debate over how complex social ...

Researchers have proposed a new model for the evolution of higher brain functions and behaviors in the Hymenoptera order of insects. The team compared the Kenyon cells, a type of neuronal cell, in the ...

Studying the unusual social behavior of an Australian native bee has enabled researchers to obtain a clear understanding of the earliest stages of social evolution. Evidence of how individuals that ...

There is a tiny species of carpenter bees known as the spurred ceratina (Ceratina calcarata) that behaves unlike any other known species of bee. With their elongated and shiny bluish-black bodies, the ...

There is a whole network out there that goes undetected by our eyes, ears, or even our wireless devices. Bees, specifically orchid bees, utilize complex olfactory signals in their quest for mates.

When thinking of bees, especially here in the Beehive State, images of a busy hive inhabited by an imposing queen bee and her specialized minions come to mind. But not all bees live in cooperative ...