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Category Archives: Behavior
Honeybees are ‘cleverer’ in the morning: study
Honeybees are better at learning new odours in the morning and the early-rising bee catches the best flower and the best meal, a new study has found. Read more
Even workers can produce queen bees!
Cape honeybee workers (Apis mellifera capensis) can produce a new queen at any time, new Australian research reveals. Read more
Australian bees ‘mummify’ their beetle enemy alive
A species of bee in Australia has found a gruesome way to deal with a parasitic interloper that can damage its hives. Read more
Bees Release Deadly Odor That Shortens Sibling Lifespans
Here’s one way to get back at your sibling: Release a deadly odor. Honeybee researchers have discovered the first example of a pheromone that shortens the lifespan of other family members — in this case, older sisters. Read more
Physicist gets buzz from better bee behaviour model
A physicist at the University of Manchester has paved the way for better research into how honey bees choose where to live. Read more
UI professor who studies bees wins Pioneer Award
A University of Illinois scientist who studies bees to gain insights into the human mind has won the National Institutes of Health’s Pioneer Award, which will provide $2.5 million over five years for his research. Read more
Honey Bees Use Wings to Blow Away Invading Ants
Honeybees use their wings to ‘blow away’ marauding ants that venture too close to their nests. Read more
Honey-bee aggression study suggests nurture alters nature
A new study reveals that changes in gene expression in the brain of the honey bee in response to an immediate threat have much in common with more long-term and even evolutionary differences in honey-bee aggression. The findings lend support … Continue reading
Researchers reveal how a queen bee’s perfume helps her hold sway in the hive
In an exciting revelation that has potential implications for the apicultural industry, as well as for brain research, University of Otago researchers have succeeded in unravelling one of the mysteries that surround the honey bee queen’s ability to control the … Continue reading
Honeybees warn of risky flowers
Honeybees warn each other to steer clear of dangerous flowers where they might get killed by lurking predators. Read more
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