Jan 21st, 2018 : Arctic Bees
Science is learning new things all the time, sometimes new discoveries by leaps and bounds, and sometimes relearning to duck and cover thy grant.
This article is pretty flowery but explains the Life of an Arctic Queen Bee. http://cellar.org/2017/bee1.jpg Quote:
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Bombus polaris and Bombus hyperboreus were thought to be the two who had adapted to the Arctic life, but now Bombus glacialis has be proven to not be a subspecies but a separate species. This raises the question of why? Instead of all the evolution why not hitchhike to warmer climes? http://cellar.org/2017/bee3.jpg There maybe another reason for this species. Where they hang out, Novaya Zemlya, has been used for Russian Nuclear tests for decades. Not beyond the realm of possibility that the Big Bada Booms had an effect. :nuts: link |
Cool creature. Thanks Bruce!
Honey bees only mate one time, with multiple partners, in their lives. They probably have an interesting system as well. |
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Arctic bees.
Do they bzz, or do they brr? I must know these things!!!! |
Wow. "Everything is interesting... look closer." Had no idea this stuff was going on.
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