Insect special: Giant bees, Bogong moths and mathematical bees
This week on Boiling Point Chantelle, Jake and Nick are back for an amazing bug filled week.
The six centimetre Megachile Pluto bee is back, having been spotted for first time in 37 years; the devastating consequences of the Bogong moth’s decline; and can bees really do maths?
Sources:
–https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-02-27/bogong-moth-decline-in-australian-alps/10850036
–https://theconversation.com/can-bees-do-maths-yes-new-research-shows-they-can-add-and-subtract-108074
–https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/21/world/giant-bee-megachile-pluto-found-trnd/index.html