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Lacking a stinger is no barrier to kicking butt in the evolutionary cage match between Australian bees and hive-invading parasites
March 31, 2009 | 3
This is a two-dimensional CT image of hive of Australian stingless bees (Trignoa carbonaria).
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Here is a three-dimensional CT reconstruction of an Australian stingless beehive (Trignoa carbonaria).
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Here is another three-dimensional CT reconstruction of a hive of Australian stingless bees (Trignoa carbonaria).
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Stingless bees often construct tiny hive entrances to make it difficult for predators and parasites to get into the hive.
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Australian stingless bees surrounding the entrance to their hive.
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Australian stingless bees collecting nectar from the flowers of a eucalyptus tree.
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Add CommentIf only they could teach our European honeybees to use propolis to mummify hive beetles! Using cloning technology, can't they cross a stingless bee with a regular bee?
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to this@Scaley-Galey, dont you remember what happened with the honey bee and african bee, you got the killer bee. Crossing them may not be the best idea.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisInteresting article.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisWhat is really interesting is how various bee's handle different situations. The next problem is important a new species always have some affect on the local food webs. Even if it is isolated as seems a nice species to use in greenhouses in the tropical regions.