The search for the elusive arctic bumblebee named Bombus polaris began at the Thai Orchid ... polaris on 5-cent postage stamp to draw attention to its significance. But some species are undergoing ...

Lapland bumblebee queens found in Arctic Sweden are considerably bigger and furrier than their southerly relatives and can tolerate freezing temperatures down to -20°C. They hibernate through win ...

“It’s remarkable that all the way from the high Arctic to the tropics ... But the researchers argue that bumblebee colonies should be viewed as “superorganisms,” meaning that they all ...

For example, the scientists have found the Lapland bumblebee nest right in a hummock. Bumblebees are one of the few insects pollinating flowering plants in the Arctic. Therefore, conditions of ...