Honeybees are now the only known species to tell odd and even numbers apart besides humans
The ability is much more surprising given the tiny brains of these insects.
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Scientists find gene responsible for virgin birth in honeybees
The search for the gene that enables some bees to give birth without having sex took more than 30 years.
When in trouble, just surf — that’s what honeybees do
This was the first time such a behavior was observed in insects and may represent a unique adaptation to bees.
Seminal fluid blinds honeybee queens so they’re less likely to mate with other males
A perfect example of a sexual arms race in the animal kingdom.
Paper wasps capable of behavior that we consider part of logical reasoning
Buzz in excitement for this piece of news!
Bees completely stopped flying during the 2017 total solar eclipse
Who took the lights out?
Mushroom with antiviral properties could save the honeybees
A mushroom grower may have found a way to save the bees from Colony Collapse Disorder.
Honeybee clusters act as ‘super-organisms’ to keep everyone safe during bad weather
Intelligent behavior emerging from a group of relatively unintelligent organisms.
Bees have false memories too – this might help explain how our own form
Memories aren't infallible - even for those with photographic memory - so, more often than not, they'll seem fuzzy. And ...
A component from scorpion and honeybee venom stops cancer growth
Scorpion toxins may soon be useful as anticancer drugs. Credit: Courtesy of Dipanjan Pan The difference between a poison and ...
Not just honeybees – wildbees, butterflies and moths are also in trouble
By now, you really should be aware of the honeybee problems that are plaguing populations throughout the world - their ...
Honeybee artificial brain might help unravel animal cognition
A group of researchers at Universities of Sheffield and Sussex have embarked in a highly ambitious project, in a quest to ...