Friday 24 October 2014

Brisbane Sugarbag bees launch all-conquering raids

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Brisbane Sugarbag bees launch all-conquering raids
Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Oct 24, 2014 - They may be tiny and stingless but there's nothing sweet and innocent about a species of native sugarbag bee when it goes to war over a coveted honey-filled hive. A study by behavioural ecologist Dr Paul Cunningham, from QUT, and molecular biologist Dr James Hereward, from the University of Queensland, published in American Naturalist, found the bees' used their jaws as lethal weapons when ... more


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