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Why Are Humans Afraid of Bugs?

Who wouldn't be screaming in this situation?

Why Are Humans Afraid of Bugs?

Washington Officials Just Caught Their First ‘Murder Hornet’—Now They Have Less Than Two Months to Find Its Nest

The mug shot of Washington's smallest (but still much too large) criminal.

Washington Officials Just Caught Their First ‘Murder Hornet’—Now They Have Less Than Two Months to Find Its Nest

Joshua Tree National Park Closes Two Campgrounds Due to ‘Aggressive’ Honey Bees

Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 4.0

Joshua Tree National Park Closes Two Campgrounds Due to ‘Aggressive’ Honey Bees

Murder Hornets: 5 Things We Know So Far

Bees are dying at an alarming rate, and murder hornets could make it even worse.

Murder Hornets: 5 Things We Know So Far

10,000 Rare Black Bees Are Feared Dead in an Act of Vandalism at England's Wisbech Castle

William Jones-Warner/iStock via Getty Images

Do Bears Really Love Honey?

ronniechua/iStock via Getty Images

Honeybees Go "Whoop!" When They Bump Into Each Other

Bees: Waugsberg via Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 3.0 / Thought balloon: Noto Project

Honey Bees Can Get STDs, Too

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Honey Bees Create a Natural Glue From Spit and Flower Oil to Help Them Carry 'Pollen Pellets' Back to Their Hive

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Could Imported Sperm Help Save America’s Bees?

Oakley Originals, Flickr Creative Commons // CC BY 2.0

Study Finds Pesticide Makes It Hard for Bees to Fly on Target

Cheerios Is Giving Away 100 Million Wildflower Seeds to Help Honeybees

Cam Miller via Flickr Creative Commons // CC BY-ND 2.0

Bumblebees Mark Their Trails With Tiny Scented "Footprints"

Yani Dubin via Flickr Creative Commons // CC BY-ND 2.0

Bees Are Way Smarter (And Sassier!) Than You'd Think

This Bumble Bee Just Became an Endangered Species

Chicago Wilderness

Tiny Shrimp Are the Bees of the Sea

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