Think Ranchi is just concrete and chaos? Think again. These 6 unexpected birdwatching gems prove that nature thrives even in ...

Suckley’s cuckoo bumble bee on a Gaillardia flower (Gaillardia aristata) in Regina, SK, Canada. Photo by Kim Mann The Suckley’s cuckoo bumble bee depends on other bumble bee hosts for its survival and ...

The last confirmed sighting in the United States was in 2016 in Oregon. Suckley’s cuckoo bumble bee is an important indicator species for the health of pollinators and native floral communities. In ...

Angela Laws, an endangered species conservation biologist, helps take care of a community-led garden dedicated to attracting ...

This week marks National Pollinator Week. This annual celebration in support of pollinator health reminds Americans how ...

The western bumble bee, once common in Washington State, is now facing a significant population decline due to disease and ...

Wild Things columnist Eric Brown is buzzing with enthusiasm about the varied insects to be found during a record sunny spring and the benefits ...

The exception is the cuckoo bee which lay its eggs in other bees’ nests so it doesn’t have to provide food for them, just like the cuckoo bird. Solitary bees are different altogether. I have read that ...

A variety of flora and fauna are thriving in east London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, where more species of bee, bird, ...

"This one shows Bombus (Psithyrus) suckleyi, a species of cuckoo bee. They are so-called because like cuckoo birds, they kleptoparasitize the nest of a host species. In this case, these bees ...

A Suckley's cuckoo bumble bee on a Gaillardia flower. The Suckley’s cuckoo bumble bee has a unique life cycle. Like cuckoo birds, they lay their eggs in the nests of other species instead of rearing ...