#apis mellifera

[intoperceforest]

More people should talk about bees.

[intoperceforest]

More people should talk about bees.

[wildwondersdaily]

In the 1930s, a scientist proved mathematically that bees cannot fly.

In the 1930s, a French entomologist named Antoine Magnan attempted to apply the aerodynamic equations used for fixed-wing aircraft to the honeybee and concluded, mathematically, that it could not fly. The story became one of the most repeated anecdotes in popular science, usually cited as evidence that nature doesn’t read physics textbooks. The reality is more interesting than the anecdote.…

In the 1930s, a scientist proved mathematically that bees cannot fly.

[timeless-takes]

A Bee's Staple

Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

This that looks like a Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) trying to get to the nectar of these Spanish Bluebells in Wanstead in early spring.

The camera was held low and on level with the bee for the shot which somehow helped with subject isolation and also provide a more immersive view.

[stopandlook]

Scientific Name: Apis mellifera Common Name(s): Western honey bee Family: Apidae (honey bee, bumble bee, carpenter bee) Life Stage(s): Adult Location: Allen, Texas Season(s): Late winter

“Western” is preferred as it includes all the European and African subspecies.

[radstagg]

You wanna know what sleep token, homestuck, and bees have in common? Me SOBBING on the fuckin floor at 3 am over them for one reason or another multiple times in my life

[grammostola-pooka]

Just some hardworking ladies 🐝

[bolaneno]

It must feel like Bliss to loll around in the middle of a flower, coating oneself in bright pollen 🥰🏵️🐝