Entomology

Insect Behavior Insects Ant Behavior Ants Arachnology Insect Species Moths Bees Bumblebees Insect Physiology

Bumblebees Roll Balls to Reach Out-of-Reach Reward, Study Shows

The paper reports untrained bumblebees spontaneously moved a small ball to access a sugar reward with researchers preparing follow-up tests to probe underlying mechanisms.

Stories older than 24h

9 ARTICLES

3d ago

Peer-Reviewed Study Finds Hibernating Bumblebee Queens Can Breathe Underwater for Days

6 ARTICLES

3mo ago

Antscan Releases Open 3D Library of 2,193 Ants Scanned at Synchrotron Speed

7 ARTICLES

3mo ago

Caterpillars Keep Complex Rhythms to ‘Speak Ant’ and Secure Care, Study Finds

7 ARTICLES

3mo ago

Study Confirms First Ant Species With No Males or Workers

4 ARTICLES

3mo ago

Scientists Confirm First Ant Species Composed Entirely of Queens

4 ARTICLES

5mo ago

Trail Cameras Capture Moths Drinking a Moose’s Tears in Vermont

7 ARTICLES

6mo ago

Terminally Ill Ant Pupae Signal Workers to Execute Them, Study Finds

3 ARTICLES

6mo ago

Invasive Ant Pupae Emit Kill Signal to Halt Deadly Fungus

3 ARTICLES

6mo ago

Parasitic Ant Queens Trick Colonies Into Killing Their Queen, Study Finds

6 ARTICLES

6mo ago

Ultra-Rare Pink Robust Grasshopper Confirmed in New Zealand’s Mackenzie Basin

3 ARTICLES

6mo ago

Bumblebees Use Flash Duration To Choose Food Sources, Study Finds

Entomology

Bumblebees Roll Balls to Reach Out-of-Reach Reward, Study Shows

Bumblebees Solve Novel Object-Manipulation Task Without Training

Queen-Cell Wax Shapes Whether a Larva Becomes a Queen

Fruit Flies Endure Up to 13G, Then Recover, UC Riverside Study Finds

Police Recover 20 Tarantulas Forgotten on German Regional Train

Dragonfly Red Vision Uses the Same Molecular Switch as Mammals

Honey Bee Waggle Dance Precision Depends on the Audience, Experiments Show

New Cockroach Species Found on India’s Deccan Plateau

Bumblebee Queens Can Withstand a Week Underwater, Study Finds

Peer-Reviewed Study Finds Hibernating Bumblebee Queens Can Breathe Underwater for Days

Never miss stories about

Entomology

Antscan Releases Open 3D Library of 2,193 Ants Scanned at Synchrotron Speed

Caterpillars Keep Complex Rhythms to ‘Speak Ant’ and Secure Care, Study Finds

Study Confirms First Ant Species With No Males or Workers

Scientists Confirm First Ant Species Composed Entirely of Queens

Trail Cameras Capture Moths Drinking a Moose’s Tears in Vermont

Terminally Ill Ant Pupae Signal Workers to Execute Them, Study Finds

Invasive Ant Pupae Emit Kill Signal to Halt Deadly Fungus

Parasitic Ant Queens Trick Colonies Into Killing Their Queen, Study Finds

Ultra-Rare Pink Robust Grasshopper Confirmed in New Zealand’s Mackenzie Basin

Bumblebees Use Flash Duration To Choose Food Sources, Study Finds

Never miss stories about

Entomology