Picture shows a Brown-banded Carder Bee (Bombus Humilis) Queen, undated. The habitat of the brown-banded carder bee (Bombus humilis) has declined immensely over the years. (Steven Falk, NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows bees laying in a coffin in Tarija, Bolivia, in an undated photo. Jimmy Tarraga, the person that crafted the coffin, has stated that he has respect for all living beings that inhabit the Earth, including insects, and especially bees. (@jimmytarraga/Newsflash)
Influencer’s Incredible Insect Coffins Delight Millions
The bee's optomotor response is tested by showing videos of horizontally moving vertical bars to her on two screens, creating the illusion of optic flow in undated photo. Researchers in the United Kingdom have used an insect version of the straight-line walking challenge to show for the first time that insecticides damage the nervous system of honeybees. (RH Parkinson, C Fecher, and JR Gray, NewsX/Bee)
Oxford Study Confirms Pesticides’ Harmful Impact On Bees
A bee rolling a ball, undated. Bumblebees were found to enjoy playing with cotton balls in a ground-breaking study which confirms an insect species' interest in games for the first time. (Samadi Galpayage, NewsX/Bee)
First-Ever Study Confirms Bumblebees’ Zeal For Games
Illustrative image shows swarm of bees, undated. (NewsX/Bee)
Honeybee Swarms Can Affect Weather, New Study Shows
Picture shows the Varroa destructor (Varroa mite) an external parasitic mite that attacks and feeds on honey bees, undated. (USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, NewsX/Bee)