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New Bee Species Named After U of G Professor

If insect ecologist Peter Kevan is considered the bee’s knees, it is for good reason: the University of Guelph researcher’s promotion of pollinators has been rewarded with the naming of a new bee species. The bee, discovered in the Brazilian state of Bahia, will be named Chilicola kevani in his honour. “I am chuffed about it,” said Kevan, whose leadership in pollinator conservation won him ...

New bee species named after University of Guelph researcher

— University of Guelph researcher Peter Kevan’s study of pollinators has led to a new bee species being named in his honour.

Guelph researcher is the bee's knees; newly discovered species named after prof

GUELPH, Ont. - A Canadian insect expert is considered the bee's knees. University of Guelph researcher Peter Kevan is getting a new species of bee named after him.

Soldier bees guard their nest against attack by robbers

Jatai bees are the first known bee species to have a specialised soldier class to protect their colony Scientists have discovered the first known "soldier" bee. The bee, which is larger and heavier than other worker bees in its nest and defends the entrance, has been identified in colonies of a Brazilian stingless bee known as a Jatai. A team of researchers from Sussex University and the ...

Mystery bird: Rainbow bee-eater, Merops ornatus | @GrrlScientist

This lovely Australian mystery bird has an extremely large range, but no known subspecies (includes video) Rainbow bee-eater, Merops ornatus , Latham, 1802, also known as the Australian bee-eater, black-tailed bee-eater, pin-tailed bee-eater or as the golden merops, also more colloquially as the gold digger or gold miner, golden swallow, needlebeak, pintail or pintail sandpiper, as the spinetail ...