Vasculature of the hive: How honey bees stay cool
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - 19:30
in Biology & Nature
Honey bees, especially the young, are highly sensitive to temperature and to protect developing bees, adults work together to maintain temperatures within a narrow range. New research also supports the theoretical construct of the bee hive as a superorganism — an entity in which its many members carry out specialized and vital functions to keep the whole functioning as a unit.