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Biology: Cell Biology Biology: Zoology
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Researchers learn how nectar-laden honey bees avoid overheating      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

As temperatures rise, the bees change how they fly to decrease the heat they generate from metabolis...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: General
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New study reveals that bees cannot taste even lethal levels of pesticides      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

New research has revealed that bumblebees cannot taste pesticides present in nectar, even at lethal ...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Evolutionary Biology: General Ecology: Animals
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Fruit, nectar, bugs and blood: How bat teeth and jaws evolved for a diverse dinnertime      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Noctilionoid bat species evolved wildly different faces as they adapted to exploit diverse food sour...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: General Geoscience: Geochemistry
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Surprising science behind bumblebee superfood - Surprising Science Behind Bumblebee Superfood      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

It's the spines. New research shows that the spiny pollen from plants in the sunflower family (Aster...

Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Whiskers help nectar-eating 'acro bats' hover like hummingbirds - Whiskers Help Nectar-Eating 'Acro Bats' Hover Like Hummingbirds      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study found that nectar-feeding bats evolved extra-long whiskers unlike those of any other bat ...

Biology: Botany Biology: General Biology: Zoology
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Moth keeps a firm eye on the proboscis      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Just as when we humans reach for objects, the hummingbird hawk moth uses its visual sense to place i...

Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals
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Hummingbirds use torpor in varying ways to survive cold temps - Hummingbirds Use Torpor in Varying Ways to Survive Cold Temps      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Hummingbirds use the hibernation-like state of torpor in varying ways, depending on their physical c...

Offbeat: Earth and Climate
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Which animals perceive time the fastest? - Which Animals Perceive Time the Fastest?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New research reveals that the animals that perceive time the fastest are those that are small, can f...