Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 22, 2015

Flower Declines Shrink Bee Tongues

ScienceDaily reports

Climate-related changes in flower diversity have resulted in a decrease in the length of alpine bumble bees’ tongues, a new study reports, leaving these insects poorly suited to feed from and pollinate the deep flowers they were adapted to previously.

Read full story at Flower declines shrink bee tongues — ScienceDaily


Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Categories