contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 years agoTIL male Orchid Bees collect fragrances solely for the purposes of olfactory display to woo females; they are the only species known to do this.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1118arrow-down1external-linkTIL male Orchid Bees collect fragrances solely for the purposes of olfactory display to woo females; they are the only species known to do this.en.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 years agomessage-square8linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareapfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·16 days agoFWIW, not one single species, not a single genera, but a single tribe (Euglossini) of bees in the Corbiculata clade of bees. From wikipedia, There are about 200 described species, distributed in five genera: Euglossa, Eulaema, Eufriesea, Exaerete and the monotypic Aglae.
FWIW, not one single species, not a single genera, but a single tribe (Euglossini) of bees in the Corbiculata clade of bees. From wikipedia,