Bees encounter physical stress from the moment they begin foraging - from toxins in the environment to high temperatures - and now it turns out that the protein glycine N-methyltransferase is a key player in the ability of all bees to withstand stress

#bees #environment #science #biology #zoology #insecs #entomology

https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/227/11/jeb248008/352325

read the full research at https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/227/11/jeb246894/352324

Having fun with a new clip-on macro lens watching some #formica (pratensis, I think) that seem to have made home on raspberries 🐜🖤 They’ve curled up some leaves with many ants hiding inside them, but still no aphids nowhere to be seen

#entomology #Myrmecology #Insecs