Bee News - 4/17/24

Bee News - 4/17/24
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Who would have thought bees could survive underwater for up to a week?

Some bumblebees can survive underwater for up to a week, new study shows | CNN
An experimental error led a team of scientists researching bumblebees to make a startling discovery: the insects’ remarkable ability to survive underwater for up to a week.
Are Honey Bees Visiting Your Soybeans? Just Listen for the Buzz
Digital audio can capture honey bees’ distinct wingbeat frequencies, and a new study in bioacoustics measures honey bees’ role in soybean production.

It's not bee news, but it's pretty interesting.

Single Green Female: Did One Praying Mantis Give Rise to an All-Female Species?
A new study finds little genetic variation among the entire North American population of the only praying mantis species that always reproduces asexually.

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