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Category Archives: Biology
Artificial bee eye gives insight into insects’ visual world
Despite their tiny brains, bees have remarkable navigation capabilities based on their vision. Now scientists have recreated a light-weight imaging system mimicking a honeybee’s field of view, which could change the way we build mobile robots and small flying vehicles. … Continue reading
Insulin signaling key to caste development in bees
What makes a bee grow up to be a queen? Scientists have long pondered this mystery. Now, researchers in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University have fit a new piece into the puzzle of bee development. Their … Continue reading
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
Bees give the buzz about smells
Scientists at the University of Queensland’s brain institute have found through the study of honey bees that the brain has an advanced ability to isolate specific odours and recollect smells. Read more
How do bees land on the spot? Indian-origin scientist finds out
A study led by a scientist of Indian-origin has decoded the tricky art of landing by honey bees, a finding that can have huge implications in making better robot planes. 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
Honeybee queens too conservative in the bedroom
Dr Bill Hughes, from the Faculty of Biological Sciences at the University of Leeds, said: “By making sure queens mate with enough genetically variable males, we may be able to boost resistance levels and so protect our honeybee populations from … Continue reading
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 sterilise their hives
Honeybees sterilise their hives with antimicrobial resin, scientists have discovered. Read more
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