There’s some buzz happening in Oklahoma and Texas after a new species of mining bee has been discovered and named, according to the journal Ecology and Evolution. The species Andrena androfovea has ...

In a first for nature and the planet, an insect has been given official legal rights. The revolutionary move comes from Peru, ...

Worldwide, there are over 20,000 bee species in seven Families. Some commonly encountered and recognizable genera in eastern North America are described below. Since 2006, when large die-offs of honey ...

Female (left) and male (right) Xanthesma (Xenohesma) brachycera. Images are anterior (a and b), lateral (c and d), and dorsal (e and f). Scale bars are 0.5 mm. Credit: Australian Journal of Taxonomy ...

(TMX) - A striking new bee species with tiny devil-like horns has been discovered in Western Australia’s Goldfields, offering fresh insight into how much remains unknown about the country’s native ...

Hylaeus punctatus, a tiny black bee native to Europe that was recently spotted in Pennsylvania. This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, positive look ...

Mice love to take shelter inside beehives. It’s a perfect spot for a mouse; warm and cozy with plenty of honey to eat.

The following six families of bees are found in the New York City area: the Colletidae (18 species), Halictidae (46 species), Andrenidae (63 species), Melittidae (3 species, although these have not ...

“The female had these incredible little horns on her face. When writing up the new species description I was watching the Netflix show ‘Lucifer’ at the time, and the name just fit perfectly. I am also ...