Those big bees hovering near the garden or porch may look similar, but their nesting habits, behavior, and appearance can ...

A bumblebee given a two-step puzzle box, one that required rotating a red tab before a second disc could be pushed aside to reach a sugar reward, had no prior experience with either step. Given enough ...

The honey bee has held a special place in vision research. It is one of the best-studied insects, and much of what scientists ...

Bumble bees—vital and fuzzy pollinators—face unique threats amidst global insect declines. If the insect world has a fuzzy, charismatic cutie, it’s surely the humble bumble bee. While insect ...

Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Margarita Orlova is providing new insight into how bumblebee queens communicate through chemical signals and how those signals change throughout their lives.

After scientists accidentally discovered that the common eastern bumblebee can withstand flood conditions, they wanted to investigate what makes that super-ability possible Common eastern bumblebee ...

A new genetic study reveals secrets about the creature, which may help researchers make decisions to conserve the species Anne Readel A rusty patched bumblebee, the first bumblebee species to be ...

"All bumblebees, sweat bees, orchard bees, are in trouble." ...

The moscardón bumblebee is a gorgeous ginger giant that can measure up to 4cm in length.Illustration: Petra Korlević/The Guardian We all love bumblebees. Not only are they beautiful, busy and social, ...

Since Darwin's time, the phenomenon known as flower constancy -- i.e., where insects consistently visit the same flower type even when many others are also present -- has been understood as a passive ...