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For day 4 of #PollinatorWeek2021 we are going to look at bee biodiversity.
Below is a thread giving just a small taste of the vast variety of shapes, colors, and behaviors among the more than 20,000 bee species in the world.
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Below is a thread giving just a small taste of the vast variety of shapes, colors, and behaviors among the more than 20,000 bee species in the world.
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In Pennsylvania there are over 400 species of bees, in the US there are over 4000.
A survey of the general public found that "only 14%
of people were able to guess within 1000 the actual number of bee species in the US" digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewconten…
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A survey of the general public found that "only 14%
of people were able to guess within 1000 the actual number of bee species in the US" digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewconten…
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Roughly 70% of bee species nest in the ground, that's true around the world, and here in Pennsylvania.
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Day 3 of #PollinatorWeek and we want to highlight one reason why bee pollinators are important: they pollinate our crops and food!
Below are some fun facts about crop pollinators:
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Below are some fun facts about crop pollinators:
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With over 90 different crops relying on bees for their pollination services, we have to take a moment this week to thank a bee for the food on our tables.
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Here are a variety of crops that 50% or more of their yield is dependent on pollinators, we would probably not have these foods without our insect friends!
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It’s day 2 of #PollinatorWeek and we’re celebrating the queen bees and her hives, honey bees!
Below is a thread of fun facts about honey bees.
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Below is a thread of fun facts about honey bees.
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Honey bees are eusocial, they live in hives of thousands of bees but only the queen lays eggs.
The amount of eggs laid by a queen in a single day can weigh more than her own weight!
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The amount of eggs laid by a queen in a single day can weigh more than her own weight!
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Honey bees can beat their wings over 11,000 times per minute, that is twice the rate of hummingbird's wings.
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It's #PollinatorWeek so let's bust some myths which often come up when I give presentations or talk to folks. Note: these will be Canada-centric. #savewildbees #PollinatorWeek2021
#1 Bees die when they sting: Honeybees are the only sp. that I know of w/ barbed stingers that get stuck when they sting. They have colonies w/ 10-60k workers & if some die while defending it's less of a big deal than for native spp.
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#2 Bees are striped yellow & black: bees are incredibly diverse. There are 20,000+ spp globally and they come in all sorts of colours & sizes. In Canada, the sweat bees are the largest group and they are mostly grey, green & silver!
I'm hesitant to jump on #PollinatorWeek and provide my expertise & best bee pics for free. This week is supposed to bring greater awareness to the importance of pollinators 🐝🦋🪲🪰🦎🦇 but looking at the latest tweets, it's mostly being used for advertising. I have some thoughts
The #PollinatorWeek initiative was started 13 years ago by an NGO to promote pollinator conservation -- great!
However, this NGO accepts sponsorship $ from big ag & pesticide companies like @Syngenta @ValentBioSci & @Bayer4Crops -- not so great!
However, this NGO accepts sponsorship $ from big ag & pesticide companies like @Syngenta @ValentBioSci & @Bayer4Crops -- not so great!
The success of this week seems like a #beewashing win for these companies. Their names and logos are on the posters, websites, etc. and their posts about #SaveTheBees get mixed in with legitimate conservation initiatives... I wonder, is this difference obvious to a non-expert?
Many @Interior bureaus & offices work on issues related to ecosystem preservation and the well-being of pollinators🦋🦇🐝🐦. For the remainder of #PollinatorWeek we'll be showcasing pollinators & flowers featured on objects within the @InteriorMuseum's collection.
First up: a bird effigy pitcher from the late 1800s (INTR 01362). Expedition photographer John K. Hillers (1843-1925) collected this ceramic vessel in the American SW. Throughout history, creatures important to daily life are often represented in functional & artistic pieces.
🦋#PollinatorWeek: These stickers are for tagging monarch butterflies! Placed on the "discal cell" of a monarch's hind wing, it doesn't harm the butterfly or its ability to fly. Each has a serial # aiding scientists documenting flight paths of migrating monarchs. (INTR 07311)
