I never realized how fuzzy a bumble bee is until I got to hold one between my fingertips. It feels like a furry black and yellow bear, buzzing with its tiny body, wriggling with its legs. The ...

Bees are amazing animals. Detailed studies show that they enjoy rich and deep social, cognitive, and emotional lives. They display dopamine-based positive emotions, get depressed, anxious, and ...

Bumble bees play, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London published in Animal Behaviour. It is the first time that object play behavior has been shown in an insect, adding to ...

AMES, IA — Once widespread across the eastern U.S. and Upper Midwest, the number of rusty patched bumble bees has plummeted nearly 90% since the 1990s. Researchers at Iowa State University are part of ...

Calling all citizen scientists, Wisconsin’s animals need you! One way to help endangered, threatened and many other animals is to join the army of citizen scientists found throughout the state. A ...

Honey bees and bumble bees are some of the most popular displays at the Insectarium. As part of the new renovations, Lemann said it was important to create spaces for visitors to see the bees in a ...

The rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) is a federally endangered species that hasn’t been seen in Georgia in over 30 years. Sarina Jepsen / Xerces Society Bumble bee populations are in heavy ...

A study has revealed that bumble bees appear to give up sleep in order to care for their hive's young, even if the offspring isn't their own. Bumble bees studied by scientists in Israel slept less in ...

COAL VALLEY, Ill. — Niabi Zoo is buzzing, quite literally. The zoo recently confirmed a population of Rusty Patch Bumble Bees on it's grounds. While not part of an exhibit, the presence of the bees is ...

Despite the broad recognition of mimicry among bumble bees, distinct North American mimicry rings have yet to be defined, due in part to the prevalence of intermediate and imperfect mimics in this ...

At February’s Texas Farm, Ranch and Wildlife Expo,we heard a lot of stories about horses and cattle. However, one animal in particular stuck out, and it's un-Bee-lievable.John Shrader told us a ...