So bees with shorter tongues, which are better able to make use of the broader diversity of short - tubed flowers, did better and gradually came to dominate the peaks, the researchers suggest. (sciencemag.org)
Now, researchers at the University of Missouri in a study published in Science, have found that two alpine bumblebee species have responded to this decline in flowering due to warming temperatures by evolving shorter tongues. (sciencedaily.com)
He has a very small mouth and a very short tongue, which seems to flick up on top of my nipple instead of under it. (themamaknows.com)