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Water Makes a Hive Thrive

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November 4, 2021

Just like us, honeybees can die if they get too hot. To cool off, they’ve devised their own kind of air conditioning, ferrying water home and then fanning it with their wings.

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The rusty-patched bumblebee (seen here alongside this butterfly) is the first wild bee to be added to the endangered species list. Its presence on farms in Little Valley, Virginia has halted construction of the pipeline in the region. Photograph by Steven David Johnson

Forgotten But Not Gone: The Rusty Patched Bumble Bee

By Day's Edge Production & Hannah Nordhaus

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September 27, 2016

Despite rapid population declines, this native bee has never received formal protection. Can a listing save it from extinction?