A bee doesn’t flap its wings the way you might expect. In fact, its flight muscles aren’t attached directly to the wings at all. Instead, they deform the bee’s thorax, snapping it back and forth ...

Ongoing research into the effect of environmental change on the buzzing of bees reveals that high temperatures and exposure to heavy metals reduces the frequency (and audible pitch) of non-flight wing ...

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Buzz pollination looks random, yet a scoop at the anther pore fires pollen in a narrow jet, and the wrong pitch scatters it ...

Stressed bees are much more likely to make pessimistic choices and lack a buzz in life. Stressed bees are much more likely to make pessimistic choices and lack a buzz in life, new research has ...

When the Bee Movie came out, no one expected the animated children’s film to be particularly buzz-worthy. Created and voiced by Jerry Seinfeld of Seinfeld fame, the film centers on a bee who seeks to ...

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Honey bees are truly impressive insects, playing a major role in sustaining ecosystems. These remarkable insects build perfectly structured honeycombs. Honey bees are ectothermic and must regulate the ...

The story doesn’t end with flying. Some bees buzz even when they’re simply sitting on a flower, not in the sky. Why? They’re shaking the flower to make the pollen fall onto their bodies—a trick known ...