In a novel test of insect intel, researchers observed that bumblebees, which had spied on a worker bee from another colony feasting on unusual flowers, later tended to visit flowers of the same color.

The worker gathers sugar solution from an artificial “flower” made of a transparent acrylic jar with a circular-coloured paper attached to the inside. Tsukuba, Japan—Pollinating insects such as bumble ...

Bees that land on short, wide flowers can fly away with an upset stomach. The parasite (Crithidia bombi) is transmitted when the insects accidentally ingest contaminated bee feces, which “tends to ...

Urban bees feed entirely on flowers when given the chance and eschew human food. Urban bees feed entirely on flowers when given the chance and eschew human food. Lauren Nichols Six years ago, Brooklyn ...

Far from bumbling from one flower to another, bumblebees actively seek out the flowers they are targeting by identifying the invisible patterns of scent the petals give off, new research has found. A ...