Ants More Closely Related to Bees than to Most Wasps
Ants and bees are surprisingly more genetically related to each other than they are to social wasps such as yellowjackets and paper wasps, a team of University of California, Davis […]
Two New Hard-to-Find, Burrowing Spiders Discovered in Uruguay
Two new spider species from Uruguay, Chaco castanea and Chaco costai, were recently described in the journal Zookeys. Both are middle-sized spiders that range between 1 and 2 cm in […]
Selenium May be Another Contributor to Honey Bee Health Problems
Yesterday we wrote about how diesel fumes may be contributing to Honey Bee Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), a phenomenon that has resulted in decreased populations of managed honey bees. Possible […]
Are Diesel Fumes Contributing to Honey Bee Colony Collapse Disorder?
Since 2006, a phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) has affected managed honey bee hives by decreasing populations. Researchers studying the causes of CCD have found many possibilities, including […]