Image: Common eastern bumblebee. Claire O’Neill, iNaturalist. Source: Couvillon and Dornhaus. (2010). Small worker bumble bees (Bombus impatiens) are hardier against starvation than their larger sisters. https://t.co/UJqjXgGqad
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@pennymccrea @TexanInOz You can read about bumblebees starving; this is peer reviewed research (gold standard in science). This article is about a smaller species that is less likely to starve. But native bumblebees are starving. Every plant does make
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RT @Anaspene: Size matters, but not the way you think! Small worker bumble bees are hardier against starvation than their larger sisters -…
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Size matters, but not the way you think! Small worker bumble bees are hardier against starvation than their larger sisters - by Margaret Couvillon and Anna @dornhaus https://t.co/u6fd2xDy2B #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2019 #IWDecology