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A frontal view of the head shows the bilateral split between sexes (female left side of image, male right side).

Rare bee has a body that's half-male, half-female, and split exactly down the middle

By Mindy Weisberger published

Gynandromorphy produced a bee with half of its body displaying female features, and the other half of its body showing male traits.

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A honeybee collecting nectar/pollen from a flower.

Bees Can Solve Math Problems That Would Stump the Average Toddler

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

These tiny mathematicians can add and subtract.

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Roaches Kick Wasps in the Head to Avoid Becoming Zombies

By Mindy Weisberger published

Cockroaches use defensive moves against "zombifying" parasitic wasps.

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Deadly 'Love Vine' Penetrates Wasps' Homes (and Drains Their Bodies)

By Mindy Weisberger published

For a wasp in the tenacious grip of a hug from a "love vine," death is the only escape.

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A newly discovered wasp from the Amazon.

Amazon Wasp with Enormous Stinger May Just Haunt Your Nightmares

By Kimberly Hickok published

She may be small, but check out that stinger!

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Honeybees Know a Lot About Nothing

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

What is the number "zero"? Bees know.

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Bee-Harming Pesticides Face Complete Ban in Europe

By Mindy Weisberger published

The EU is planning to ban all outdoor use of a pesticide group that is harmful to bees.

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The new parasitoid wasp species, <i>Dendrocerus scutellaris</i>, wears a saw of sorts on its back.

New 'Slasher' Wasp Comes Equipped with Its Own Body Saw

By Stephanie Pappas published

This parasitic wasp inflicts horrors on its hosts.

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Nobody Knows Why These Bees Built a Spiral Nest

By Brandon Specktor published

This Australian stingless bee builds spiral towers of its unborn young. That may be the least weird thing about it.

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Honey bee on a blue aster flower.

The Biggest Myth About the 'Bee Apocalypse'

By Ross Pomeroy published

Apparently, there isn't one, at least not for domesticated honey bees.

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