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Nature at work


Nature is alive and buzzing with life. It is constantly evolving - tweaking its processes and its products. Because it is so dynamic an organism often picks up the slightest of nuances, assess them and recalibrates itself to function efficiently in a given environment. This is one of the premises for the theory of Natural Selection. This segment illustrates the critical role wild bees play in sustaining a healthy ecosystem and the evolutionary advantages native species have over introduced species. 


Article Links:

National Public Radio (NPR)
Locally adapted versus introduced species: 

  • ‘Murdersquishing’ them to death: How little bees take on enormous hornets (Article and illustrations):  The title says it all. The illustrations and article are witty and it articulates evolutionary advantages the locally adapted Japanese honeybees have in overcoming their natural predator - the hornet. This is a must read! 

National Geographic
Commercial pollinators versus wild pollinators: 
  •  Honeybees in East Africa resist deadly pathogens (Article): This article highlights the differences in farming practices in Kenya and in the US and the affect of these practices on the health of honeybees. As a result of being able to adapt and evolve in their natural environment the wild bees have a stronger immune system to fight off pathogens compared to commercial pollinators in the US. 

  •  Over 4,000 Reasons to Love (and Protect) North America’s Native Bees (Article): North America is home to 4,000 Native Bees species. Native Bees face some of the same threats that commercial bees do, however; no one has taken notice yet. Native bees also known as the wild bee add approximately 3 billion dollars to the US economy.  
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Did you know, for a blueberry to reach its normal size a honeybees has to visit each blueberry blossom six times.
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  • Home
  • My Story
  • Current Issue
  • Past Issues
    • Anniversary Edition (5 year)
    • Bald Eagle >
      • Photo Gallery - Bald Eagle (Fall 2017)
    • Climate Change
    • Common Sense Advocacy
    • Conversations on Conservation I
    • Conversations on Conservation II
    • Conversations on Conservation - Part III
    • Conversations on Conservation: Part IV
    • Conversations on Conservations: Part V
    • Conversations on Conservation: Part VI
    • Coral Reef >
      • Photo Gallery: Coral Reef (Spring 2016)
    • Ecology, Economics and Evolution
    • Elephant
    • Flying Fox
    • Gopher Tortoise, Eastern Indigo Snake and Gopher Frog >
      • Photo Gallery: Gopher Tortoise (Spring 2019)
    • Honeybee >
      • A Day in the Life of a Honey Bee
      • Nature at Work
      • Colony Collapse Disorder
      • Photo Gallery: Honeybee (Winter 2014)
    • Invasive Species
    • Lion
    • Monarch Butterfly
    • Native Orchids >
      • Photo Gallery - Orchids (Winter 2017)
    • Pitcher Plant Moth, Happy-Face Spider & Ogre-Faced Spider
    • Tiger >
      • Photo Gallery: Tiger ( Fall 2015)
    • Water
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