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(republished due to article loss from site) Climate change is having a negative effect on Bumblebee (Bombus) habitat range. A new study has observed that Bumblebees do not readjust their range in response...
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I would like you to conduct a little experiment with me. Take a piece of paper and a pen, and (without googling it!) write down how many species of bee you think there...
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It’s easy to feel a bit gloomy about the state of Britain’s wildlife. According to the groundbreaking State of Nature Report, 60% of our species have declined over the last 50 years and...
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This year the Royal Society of Biology asked the British public to choose their favourite creepy crawly as part of its campaign to raise awareness of the impact of pesticides, reducing habitat and...
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Across the UK recently people have started noticing swarms of honey bees as they descend on high streets and parked cars. Last week a swarm settled on a parked car in Marlborough and...
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The decline of habitat for wildlife is a well known fact, but did you know that 97% of the UK’s wildflower meadows have disappeared? As well as 200,000 miles of hedgerows, natural homes...
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Professor David Goulson talks to Science Nutshell about his recent books ‘A Sting in the Tale’ and ‘A Buzz in the Meadow’. A Sting in the Tale A Buzz in the Meadow Bumblebee...
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This week’s piece will be my last for 2014, but fear not, there’ll be more pollinator and plant related activity after the New Year. Last week I wrote about the Common Carder Bee...
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A short piece this week as it’s on a rather distinctive species in Ireland called the Red-Tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius). The red-tailed bumblebee is a beautiful species which appears to be more...
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Continuing with bumblebee identification, this week I’ll be writing about the Heath Bumblebee (Bombus jonellus). As the name suggest this bumblebee can be found around upland areas of bog and heath but it...
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