Sentences with phrase «bumblebees because»
They looked specifically at changes in tongue length among resident bumblebees because this trait is intimately tied to the bee - flower relationship.
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The United Kingdom has about 250 species of bees, of which one is the honeybee, 25 are bumblebees and the remainder are so - called solitary bees, which, because they do not provide honey and are not as picturesque as the hairy bumblebees, are mostly under the research radar.
But globally, long - tongued bumblebees are declining, says Cameron, as are many bees, in part because of climate change, pesticide use, and habitat loss.
Dr Dino McMahon, from Queen's University, Belfast, said: «Our findings are important because they indicate that many viruses can spread easily between pollinator species and, furthermore, that they can reach very high disease levels in wild bumblebees.»
Because bumblebees prefer cavities filled with plant materials for insulation, they may benefit from stealing freshly built nests from the birds.
The tongues of two Rocky Mountains species of bumblebees are about one - quarter shorter than they were 40 years ago, evolving that way because climate change altered the buffet of wildflowers they normally feed from, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science.
«Some crops can only be pollinated by bumblebees, for instance, because they rely on the specific way a bumblebee buzzes, or vibrates when it reaches a flower, is what shakes out the pollen, and other bees just can't do that,» Frank said.
Maybe it's because it reminds me of sunshine, fresh lemonade, scrambled eggs, bumblebees, yummy mustard, flowers... or maybe it's because it stands out?
I guess I was inspired by a «Bumblebee» this morning because I'm wearing a black and white striped skirt with a layered yellow sweater, black boots and a black faux fur vest!
Yes, audiences should expect a dramatically different big screen interpretation of the iconic Hasbro action figure when the film goes into production next month, mainly because it is set in the 1980s and Bumblebee will be the sole focus of the film — meaning a lot less money will likely be spent on visual effects.
Because that looks suspiciously like Bumblebee and his boss getting into it later in the trailer.
According to an EU - sponsored study by the International Union for Concerned Scientists (IUCN) dating from April 2014 bumblebees are particularly vulnerable, because they often depend on single specific host flowering plants — and many wild plants are also in decline, for instance as a result of the spread of monoculture cropland.
That is because bumblebees may not receive as much attention as bees, while they seem to be doing at least equally bad in today's ecologically stressed world, threatened by Colony Collapse Disorder and other factors that result from agricultural intensification and habitat degradation.
The tongues of two Rocky Mountains species of bumblebees are about one - quarter shorter than they were 40 years ago, evolving that way because climate change altered the buffet of wildflowers they normally feed from, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science.