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Bumblebee slips tether of the absent spider
2016-07-08 06:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A frantic buzz emanated from behind the curtain of ivy covering the fence, rising in pitch like an accelerating Vespa scooter. Parting the glossy leaves I discovered a buff-tailed bumblebee ensnared in an orb web. Researchers have discovered that bees generate a positive electrostatic charge as they fly. This helps pollen grains stick to their bodies as they forage, but has the unfortunate side effect of increasing the likelihood that they will be caught in a web. Spider silk tends to be neutral...
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Bumblebee Habitat Shrinking Due to Climate Change, Plus 12 Other Animals at Risk
2015-07-09 22:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Weather Channel: Busy bees are at their busiest during summertime, cleaning the nest, foraging for food. They prefer the warm weather to colder seasons. But new research published in the July 10, 2015, Science reveals that for bumblebees in North America and Europe, suitable habitat to do this work is shrinking due to a warming climate, yet the bees arent moving. Bumblebee species are retreating from the extreme southern margin of their historic ranges and losing their populations there, Leif Richardson, a...
Hasbro CEO Hints at Potential Transformers Bumblebee Spinoff
2015-05-29 03:04:31| Toys - Topix.net
It's been widely reported over the past few months that Paramount Pictures is looking to expand their big screen Transformers franchise, pulling together a team of writers with the aim being to develop sequels and spinoffs set in the same cinematic universe as the four existing Michael Bay films. Today, Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner spoke at this year's Global Consumer Conference and name-dropped the Autobot Bumblebee as the potential focus for a spinoff feature.
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Bumblebee genomes create a buzz in the field of pollination
2015-04-27 01:02:10| Biotech - Topix.net
Bees play a key role in our ecosystem and in the world's food supply. Thanks to a large collaborative effort, the genomes of two important pollinating bumblebees have been sequenced and compared with those of other bees, laying the foundations for the identification of biological factors essential for their conservation.
Harvard University Uses Electrodynamic Shaker to Simulate Bumblebee Vibration Frequency
2014-02-19 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Cincinnati, OH — Harvard University's Concord Field Station research facility, headed by Dr. Stacey Combes, recently began a series of experiments to test if the frequency at which a Bumblebee vibrates its body has an effect on the amount of pollen the flower releases.<br /> <br /> "We attached a flower called a Bittersweet Nightshade to the stinger of The Modal Shop's electrodynamic shaker with integrated amplifier, called the SmartShaker. We then connected the shaker to a data ...This story is related to the following:Electrodynamic Shakers |
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