Showing posts with label bees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bees. Show all posts

Australian Bees Use Their Heads

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Bees don't just take pollen: they physically make flowers release the pollen. The ,  Australian blue-banded bee, Amegilla murrayensis, ...

Genetic Improvement of Honey Bee Output

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The worldwide threat to the survival of honey bees is still here, but work on improving honey production continues. Selection of the best q...

Solution to Bee Die-Off?

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It is not widely known just how important bees are to maintain our food output, let alone to increase it as demand strengthens. There are ...

Bees Calculate Energy Expended When Getting Pollen

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Bees calculate how much energy they need to get pollen. To survive, bees must run on a "profit" basis. They must not use more ener...

Society and High Intelligence Go Together

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We have large brains due to social interaction.  In early societies culture meant things had to be remembered.  Another important function ...

Scout Bees Have "Curious" Brains Like Humans

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It was thought that bees were like robots who went about their work on instinct alone, but some bees have "curious" genes. The sc...

Bees Used to "Smell" a Good Wine

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Do you know if you are drinking a good wine? Well, you won't need a wine connoisseur to find out. Queensland Brain Institute is carrying...

Bees Calculate Energy Expended When Getting Pollen

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Bees calculate how much energy they need to get pollen. To survive, bees must run on a "profit" basis. They must not use more ener...