Saturday, 6 January 2018

Bumblebee facts




1. Bumblebee eggs are shaped like sausages

2. A bumblebee flaps its wings 200 times per second. 

3. Bumblebee nests are much smaller than those of other species.

4. Bee sperm lives for months inside the queen bee. 

5. Queen bees control the genetics of their offspring.

6. Bees have complicated family trees. 

7. Bumblebees don’t die when they sting. 

8. Most of what we know about bumblebee nests comes from an entomologist who died in 1912.

9. To safely pick up a live bee, scientists use a special device. 

10. Taking DNA samples from bees involves cutting off their toes. 

11. Bumblebees air condition their nests with their own wings.

12. Hordes of male bumblebees congregate on hilltops. 


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