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 ...

The research identifies biomechanical "size matching" as a key factor in preventing hybridization among co-occurring Pedicularis species, despite their reliance on bumblebee pollinators.