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Science Daily News
- Predator-prey relationships make possible the rich biodiversity of complex ecosystems
- Rare fungus kills endangered rattlesnakes in southern Illinois
- Irish mammals under serious threat from 'invasional meltdown'
- Conservation risk highest off coasts of Canada, Mexico, Peru and New Zealand
- Yosemite's alpine chipmunks take genetic hit from climate change
Posted by Katie W on August 18, 2010 at 3:09 pm
Hi, There was a very interesting programme regarding how bees communicate with each to find pollen. In the hive, they line up their bodies, compass wise, on the direct route other bees should take, then waggle their hind quarters (if you know what I mean) a certain number of times, which corresponds to how many km’s away the flowers are.
Posted by Bridget on August 18, 2010 at 3:15 pm
Dear Ethel
We have sighted five stag beetles this year, we see about this number every year as they emerge from holes in the ground at the bottom of our garden. Unfortunately we have also found three remains of these creatures, again, as we do each year. We leave tree stumps to decay whenever
a tree in our garden dies. The one they seem to be living below is a plum tree stump that died 12 years or so ago. We love seeing them but they have scared a few guests over the years.
Bridget