Read more about the article Researchers Baffled By 3,000-Year-Old Mummified Bees
Picture shows a X-ray micro-CT of a male Eucera inside its nest, undated. Scientists hope to find out more about bees' survival strategies after discovering 3,000-year-old mummified solitary bee larvae in Portugal. (Fernando Muiz, NewsX/Bee)

Researchers Baffled By 3,000-Year-Old Mummified Bees

Scientists hope to find out more about bees' survival strategies after discovering 3,000-year-old mummified solitary bee larvae in Portugal. Researchers from Lisbon and Seville said the bees, which were ready…

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Read more about the article Food Officials Green Lights 16 Bugs As Fit For Human Consumption
Picture shows an illustrative image of insects as a street food in Asia, undated. The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) approves 16 edible insect species for human consumption. (Newsflash)

Food Officials Green Lights 16 Bugs As Fit For Human Consumption

Food officials in Singapore are to approve 16 different kinds of bugs including crickets, grasshoppers and silkworms as fit for human consumption. The insects and larvae are to be approved…

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Read more about the article Parasitic Wasp Discovered That Can Only Grow If It Feasts On Other Parasites
Perilampus wasp discovered in UAE and Yemen. "reproduced with permission from the copyright holder".

Parasitic Wasp Discovered That Can Only Grow If It Feasts On Other Parasites

A Canadian scientist has discovered a new, "hyperparasitic" wasp in the Middle East whose larvae burrow into caterpillars and can only emerge as a fully-grown wasp if it finds another…

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