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How Honeybee Apis Mellifera ๐Ÿ Collects Pollen and Nectar. Slow-Mo Macro Video

18 May 2022 1 minute read 0 comments valerianis

Slow-motion footage of a honeybee collecting propolis, nectar, and pollen from different plants in a garden. Apis mellifera was shot in macro. You are going to see how the bee moves its hairy front legs, scooping up pollen, to store it in its back l...

Cicada on my sidewalk

21 Sep 2020 1 minute read 2 comments uthus2000

I found this cicada dying in front of my house this afternoon. If it is an annual cicada, it has a life span of 2-5 years. If it is a periodic cicada, it has a life span of 13-17 years. It lived its whole life underground until it crawled out a few...

Bedbugs (Hemiptera), why so many in one place?

5 Dec 2019 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano

The solution turned out to be very easy. The bench I sat on is located under a tree called Lipa (Tilia cordata Mill). Linden liked aphids (Aphidomorpha), which produce sweet secretions. This secretion falls onto the bench in the form of microscopi...