Bees & Wasps

Painted lady butterfly stamp. © Royal Mail

New postal stamps to celebrate pollinators

Brown hairstreak butterfly at Alners Gorse, Dorset, UK. © Megan Shersby

Insects & Invertebrates

What’s the insect equivalent of blood?

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Helping urban pollinators in Cornwall

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Northern Ireland’s bees under threat of extinction

Peacock butterfly on aster.

New study on the best garden plants for pollinators

Add the tubes. © Sarah Cuttle

Help your local solitary bees and make a bee hotel

Red-shanked bumblebee Bombus ruderarius. © Steven Falk

Widespread losses of pollinators in Britain

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Insects & Invertebrates

How do cuckoo bumblebees trick other species?

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Why are honeybees like the human brain?

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Have you seen this bee?

HEIDENAU, SAXONY, GERMANY - 2015/10/01: A male Hoverfly (Eristalis tenax) is collecting nectar from a Dahlia (Asteraceae) blossom. (Photo by Frank Bienewald/LightRocket via Getty Images)

What do hoverflies and honeybees have in common?

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New bee gets scientists buzzing

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Confirmed sighting of Asian hornet in Devon

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Predatory hornet could spread rapidly in UK

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Insects & Invertebrates

Do British wasps ever feed on carrion?