Long-Tongued Bumble Bee Queen (IMAGE)

University of Missouri-Columbia

Long-Tongued Bumble Bee Queen

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Bombus balteatus queen collecting nectar from the alpine clover, Trifolium parryi. The buzzes of bees flying from flower to flower tell scientists how much pollination the clover population is getting over time and predict seed production in these alpine wildflowers.

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Jennifer Geib, Appalachian State University

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