A light crackling sound floats above a field in northern Switzerland in late summer. Its source is invisible, tucked inside a dead, dried plant stem: a dozen larval mason bees striking the inner walls ...

Honey bee queens reared inside cells built from ordinary worker wax develop smaller bodies and die at sharply higher rates before reaching adulthood, according to a peer-reviewed study published in ...

The European oil beetle's life cycle is truly spectacular. The tiny larvae of this species of blister beetles must find their way into the nests of solitary bee species to survive. There, they feed on ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Even as larvae, honey bees are tuned in to the social culture of the hive, becoming more or less aggressive depending on who raises them, researchers report in the journal ...

WITH its huge doe-like eyes and cuddly exterior, this beast sure looks cute. But we all know how looks can be deceptive. Holcopasites heliopsis is a cuckoo bee – an egg-munching, larva-killing ...

Young bees take care of bee babies called larvae. A bee larvae looks somewhat like a croissant, and each baby has her own hexagonal compartment inside the nest of the colony. The young bees patrol the ...

Tiny European oil beetle larvae have a remarkable survival trick: They smell like flowers. Researchers in Germany found that the larvae can produce floral scents from scratch, luring wild bees close ...