These Thumbelina-like nests are a fascinating natural work of art, but they're also key to understanding more about how the roughly 20,000 species of bees live. "There's a demand for biologists to ...

Of the more than 20,000 bee species in the world, 70% nest in the ground. And like many of their counterparts that nest above ...

A blue orchard bee’s nest, built inside a straw, looks like a piece of jewelry. (Josh Cassidy/KQED) When the eggs hatch inside the nest, a white larva in each chamber spends three weeks fattening up ...

Fly larvae clean bee-eater's nest Date: November 22, 2016 Source: Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien Summary: Bird nests are home not only to the bird parents and their offspring but also to ...

Stinging insects, such as bees, wasps and hornets, can become quite active in the fall season, as they begin to prepare for winter. Two large nests were recently removed from areas of Staten ...

A few years ago, Adrian Carper, who is in my department and also the Museum of Natural History at the University of Colorado Boulder, told me about a species of bee that could chew nest holes into ...