Leaf-Cutter Bees Use Plastic in Nest Construction, Study Says
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Leaf-cutter bees, members of the genus Megachile, are among the most recognizable solitary bees due to their habit of cutting…
Leaf-cutter bees, members of the genus Megachile, are among the most recognizable solitary bees due to their habit of cutting…
Enlarge (credit: Roland Birke | Getty Images) Crawling along the world’s river bottoms, the larvae of the caddis fly suffer a…
Caddisfly larvae typically construct protective cases out of sand grains and silk. Now they're also using microplastic particles.
This story was originally published by Atlas Obscura and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Last summer…