Although key to their functionality, the electric charging of the bee antenna and the so-called placodes receptors is poorly understood. Our recent observation using electrostatic probe microscopy ...

although hairy-footed flower bees (Anthophora plumipes) hover well too - but these have much longer antennae and thicker, hairier legs. If you head outside on a warm spring day, you might be lucky ...

Among the virtues of bees you may not be aware of is their knack for detecting bombs. Thanks to the fact that they can pick up the scent of explosives with their antennae, researchers in countries ...