He noticed that whenever a hornet gets within 50 centimeters of a giant honeybee nest, the bees shimmer. Individual workers raise their abdomens by 90 degrees and shake them in unison.

Murder hornets, cicada killers and Africanized bees pose minimal threat if you know what to expect and how to react if you come in contact with them Plan your weekend: 7 fun things to do in ...

Unlike honey bees in North America, honey bees in Asia have developed their own defenses against the Asian giant hornet as they have evolved, Professor Berenbaum said.

The forests of east Asia are home to giant honeybees. Each one is about an inch in length and together, they can build nests that measure a few metres across. The bees have an aggressive ...

Potentially Deadly 'Murder Hornet' Bees Found in U.S. for the First Time Asian giant hornets, the world's largest species of hornet, have recently been spotted in Washington state By ...

Giant hornets (Vespa soror) are a sister species to so-called murder hornets (Vespa mandarinia).They're also one of the deadliest predators of Asian honey bees (Apis cerana).They attack hives in ...

The bees are abuzz in Sunset Park. Since 2012, the gates of the Ninth Avenue subway in Brooklyn have been populated with a larger-than-life hive full of majestic bronze bees. The four-inch bees see… ...

Asian giant hornets may be all the buzz right now, but a Gig Harbor beekeeper says there's actually a bigger and lesser-known threat to local bees.

Of the more than 20,000 bee species in the world, 70% nest in the ground. And like many of their counterparts that nest above ground, these bees are facing rapid population declines.

Here’s what to know about them. Ground bees. There are multiple species of ground bees, and most are similar in size — typically one-half of an inch long or smaller, according to Terminix.They ...