Some bees change color with the weather, reveals new research. Humidity can temporarily alter the shimmering hues of certain "chameleon" species, say scientists. A research team, led by Dr. Madeleine ...

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When the weather gets muggy, iridescent bees shift their metallic hue. The insects are a rich blue-green when ambient humidity is low. But as the amount of moisture in the air increases, the bees turn ...

Red means stop. Green means go. But to bees, colors reveal a smorgasbord of available food sources. Neelendra Joshi, associate professor of entomology with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station ...

A sweat bee in the wild. (Jeremiah Bender via SWNS) By Stephen Beech Some bees change color with the weather, reveals new research. Humidity can temporarily alter the shimmering hues of certain ...