Sweet science
Sweet science Credit: ThePicturePantry/Lisovskaya Natalia/Getty Images There’s a bee buzzing about 10 centimetres from my eyes, back and forth, distracting me from looking for her royal mother. She wants me to leave, and will give her life to scare me away. Her plunging stinger can deliver a biochemical attack that will cause me pain and discomfort for days (fortunately not everyone reacts as strongly as me), and will rally her sisters to sting as well to defend their hive. The pheromone signal that draws worker bees to attack is part of a network of chemical products and transformations th...
Source: cosmosmagazine.com