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Honey bees inherit altruistic traits from their mother - Earth.com
Oct 13, 2023 ... The researchers discovered that worker bees inherit genes that heighten their sensitivity to this pheromone from both parental lines. However, ...
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Honey bees use frantic signals to warn of murder hornets - Earth.com
Nov 10, 2021 ... New research from Wellesley College has documented these honey bee calls, which are used to alert hives of giant “murder hornet" attacks.
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Sri Lankan elephants are afraid of honey bees - Earth.com
Jan 23, 2018 ... A new study in Sri Lanka has demonstrated that Asian elephants retreat from the simulated sound of angry honey bees.
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Honey bees can store both good and bad memories - Earth.com
Oct 23, 2019 ... Honey bees can remember both good and bad experiences and store them in different areas of the brain, similar to the way humans and other ...
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What is causing honey bee colony collapse in the U.S.? - Earth.com
Mar 3, 2023 ... The research team found that several stressors impacted honey bee colony loss at the national level, including the use of pesticides nearby, ...
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Honey bees are experts at social distancing - Earth.com
Oct 29, 2021 ... New research published in the journal Science Advances shows that honey bees increase their distance from each other when under threat from ...
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Honey bees use animal poop to deflect deadly hornet attacks - Earth ...
Dec 9, 2020 ... Asian honey bees collect animal feces and place it near the entrances of their nest to deter giant hornets, according to research from the ...
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Effective honey bee defense strategy comes at a high cost - Earth.com
Jul 20, 2018 ... Honey bees have developed an extremely effective defense mechanism to guard against lethal hornets that raid nests for larvae and food.
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Honey bees are suffering from nutritional stress - Earth.com
Jun 30, 2022 ... However, one of the primary causes of honey bee decline is larval nutritional stress caused by the very industry that depends on them.
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A single gene allows Cape honey bees to reproduce asexually ...
May 7, 2020 ... Researchers at the University of Sydney have discovered that a single gene makes it possible for Cape honey bees to reproduce without ever ...
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