Risk of Ingesting Toxic Metals (IMAGE)

University of Pittsburgh

Risk of Ingesting Toxic Metals

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A Pitt research study finds that bumblebees have the ability to taste -- and later ignore -- certain metals such as nickel, but can do so only after they visit a contaminated flower, putting them at risk of ingesting toxic metals.

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