
Picture shows a small carpenter bee (ceratina calcarata) on a stem, undated. Carpenter bees lacking maternal support are more susceptible to illnesses and parasites, scientists in Canada have found. (Sandra Rehan, York University, NewsX/Bee)
Carpenter Bees Without Motherly Figure Become Sick More Often, Study Reveals

Photo shows illustrative image for bees. Study reveals that bees crash if they look into a miror. (NewsX/Bee)
Bees Crash If They Look Into A Mirror, Study Reveals

Illustrative image of a bee on flower, undated. Scientists participating in an international research project have for the first time examined the tiny environmental DNA 'footprints' of insects to gather information on their activities and the state of biodiversity. (NewsX/Bee)
Groundbreaking DNA Study Reveals Importance Of Flies

Picture shows Martin Giurfa, an expert on Experience-Dependent Plasticity in Insects, undated. The study - established by Prof Giurfa and four co-authors - entitled "An insect brain organizes numbers on a left-to-right mental number line" has been published by the scientific magazine PNAS. (NewsX/Bee)