A new bee species is discovered in Israel
The newly discovered Lasioglossum dorchini bees - female on left, male on right.
(ISRAEL21c via JNS) - A new species of bee unique to the sand dunes of Israel s coastal plains has been identified and described by Alain Pauly, a taxonomist from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels.
The species was named Lasioglossum dorchini in tribute to the Israeli bee researcher Achik Dorchin of the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv University.
This new type of bee is especially exciting because a decline in the world bee population is putting crop pollination in danger.
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Corey Schmidt, Staff Writer|January 24, 2021
Dr. Kenshu Shimada, a DePaul professor of environmental and biological sciences, completed a study finding patterns in birth size, continued growth and reproductive mode of the extinct Megalodon shark.
Shimada and his team consisting of Dr. Matthew Bonnan of Stockton University, Dr. Martin Beck, Michael Giffiths from William Paterson University and undergraduate research assistants found that some of the sharks would hatch earlier than others while inside the mother.
“[Megalon] sharks don’t lay their eggs outside the body, but instead eggs hatch inside the mother that eventually gives live birth to young pups,” Shimada said.
Sue Surkes is The Times of Israel s environment reporter.
A bee sits on an iris flower near the town of Zichron Yaakov in northern Israel, February 4, 2017. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
Researchers studying the effect of eucalyptus trees on ecosystems in Israel have found and identified a new species of bee, amid concern over damage wreaked on wild populations due to habitat destruction and other causes.
Little is known yet about the new species, named
Lasioglossum dorchini, but researchers plan to study it to learn about its lifestyle and habits, said Hebrew University entomologist Yael Mandelik.
It was found by accident by PhD student Karmit Levy at the Alexander Stream National Park at Bet Yannai Beach, north of Netanya.
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Megalodon babies ate their shark siblings in the womb, leading them to be the size of adult humans at birth
Megalodon babies ate their shark siblings in the womb, leading them to be the size of adult humans at birth
Aylin WoodwardJan 13, 2021, 04:50 IST
A prehistoric megalodon alongside a great white shark.Victor Habbick Visions/Science Photo Library/Getty
Megalodons were more than 6.5 feet long at birth. As adults, the huge, prehistoric
That s far bigger than any other meat-eating shark, living or extinct.
A new study suggests the sharks grew to such large sizes because
megalodon babies ate each other in the womb.