KEITH BRUST, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
(See A.L. Russell et al, “Patterns of pollen and nectar foraging specialization by bumblebees over multiple timescales using RFID,” Scientific Reports, doi:10.1038/srep42448, 2017.)
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Worker bumblebees vary in how efficiently they bring pollen and nectar back to the hive—the most active foragers can make up to 40 times more trips than the least active ones.
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