Bees Can Solve Complex Color Puzzles, Study Finds

Bethany Halford
for National Geographic News
November 1, 2005

As they buzz from blossom to blossom, it might seem that bumblebees need to see only flowers, honey, and hive. But a new study suggests that bumblebees have a surprisingly sophisticated visual system ( Read more... )

Lasers illuminate the flight of the bumblebee

16 October 2001

A well-known myth says that scientists once proved that bumblebees should not be able to fly. The myth started from an over-simplified calculation on a napkin at a dinner party. But even detailed models of the flight of the bumblebee are limited because they are based largely on the ( Read more... )

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