The Western honeybee, Apis mellifera, is a species of crucial economic, agricultural, and environmental importance. Due to the activities of beekeepers it is now spread across the entire world, but its native range is large and diverse, spanning Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Including A. mellifera, 10 species of honeybee belonging to the genus Apis are generally recognized (Engel 1999; Arias and Sheppard 2005). Phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear DNA and mitochondrial (mtDNA) markers strongly support clustering these into three distinct groups: cavity-nesting bees (A. mellifera, A. cerana, A. koschevnikovi, A. nulensis), giant bees (A. dorsata, A. laboriosa, A. binghami, A. nigrocincta), and dwarf bees (A. florea, A. andreniformis) (Arias and Sheppard 2005; Raffiudin and Crozier 2007) (Fig. 1A). Apart from A. mellifera all of these species are currently confined to Asia and the lineage that gave rise to extant A. mellifera represents an early split from other cavity-nesting bees, so it is most likely that A. mellifera can ultimately trace its origin to Asia.
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The alligators in Massachusetts are among the most vicious in the world.
No, not insightful, Chris, I was teasing Shawn. Once in a while a released small pet is found often a caiman.
Yeah, mostly released pets that won't survive the winter.
https://www.greenmatters.com/news/why-are-honey-bees-dying
Commercial beekeepers report a 62% loss in the honey bee population.
I have no problems, just more work to do.
See, this is the sort of thing I’m talking about. The bees are dying off because they are commercialized.
This right here sums it up….
Bullshít…they wouldn’t naturally be feeding from daikon radishes. Daikon are native to Eastern Asia not North America.
The Western honeybee, Apis mellifera, is a species of crucial economic, agricultural, and environmental importance. Due to the activities of beekeepers it is now spread across the entire world, but its native range is large and diverse, spanning Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Including A. mellifera, 10 species of honeybee belonging to the genus Apis are generally recognized (Engel 1999; Arias and Sheppard 2005). Phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear DNA and mitochondrial (mtDNA) markers strongly support clustering these into three distinct groups: cavity-nesting bees (A. mellifera, A. cerana, A. koschevnikovi, A. nulensis), giant bees (A. dorsata, A. laboriosa, A. binghami, A. nigrocincta), and dwarf bees (A. florea, A. andreniformis) (Arias and Sheppard 2005; Raffiudin and Crozier 2007) (Fig. 1A). Apart from A. mellifera all of these species are currently confined to Asia and the lineage that gave rise to extant A. mellifera represents an early split from other cavity-nesting bees, so it is most likely that A. mellifera can ultimately trace its origin to Asia.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3433997/
We can trace our lineage back to Africa and the Middle East but that doesn’t mean that present day “us” can survive on what they did.
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/tennessee-coach-josh-heupel-addresses-qb-nico-iamaleavas-departure-no-one-is-bigger-than-the-program/
After a mediocre performance last season I’m glad to hear they moved forward.
Is his name really I AM A LEAVER?