This week I ran across this video from the American Chemical Society about The Unexpected Chemistry of Honey. It quickly reviews how honey is made.
Note: It is probably for older children, given the level of chemistry and the use of the word “puke.”
What do you think?
It is time to look back at some of our favorite Bug of the Week photographs from 2015.
We have an obvious affinity for the Order Hymenoptera (ants, bees, and wasps) around here, starting with this paper wasp hunting for caterpillars.
Is it a bee, wasp, or fly? It’s a cuckoo bee!
With all the interest in pollinators this year, a photograph of a honey bee is a must.
We also captured some tiny pollinators at work.
Can you see the packed pollen basket on its hind leg? It is amazing this little bee can even lift off to fly.
To end the Hymenoptera series, here is a honeypot ant replete, or special worker that stores food for the colony.
Not all the insects we looked at were flashy. This tiny katydid nymph did its best to blend in.
Speaking of blending in, do you see the crab spider in this photograph?
Here’s a close-up to help you out.
What collection of bug photographs would be complete without a pretty butterfly?
Finding candidates for Bug of the Week is a bit challenging this time of year, given the colder weather. To fill in, today let’s take a look at a fantastic time lapse video by National Geographic photographer Anand Varma of the development of young honey bees within the cells of the brood comb.
Fascinating stuff! (Although technically the plural of larva is larvae.)
If you are interested in finding out more about bees, I’m doing a series of reviews of books about bees and pollination at Wild About Ants this week.
For more information, see Roberta Gibson Writes.
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