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First 21 Days Of Bee’s Life Revealed In Hypnotizing 60-Second Timelapse
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The first 21 days of a bee’s life are captured in this inspiring video by photographer Anand Varma. Bees pollinate 1/3 of the world’s food crop but are being threatened by the Varroa destructor mite; Varma was hired to document the process. While scientists have succeeded in breeding a mite-resistant bee, it lacks other desirable traits such as gentleness and the ability to store honey. More details are explained in the Ted Talk below. (More info: varmaphoto h/t: thisiscolossal)
A TED Talk explaining the video:
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Absolutely incredible! I've never seen anything like it, this is amazing. Congratulations!
Fascinating. We must do every thing in our power to save the bees, without them we are dead!
what were the little mite like insects on top of larvae?
Unfortunately that is the Varroa mite. It is only found in a honey bee colony and bee keepers are constantly trying to get rid of it.
prob the same one they say in the article is threatening the bee population. that brazenness suggest to me.
They are so annoying to clear up. If you ignore them they can kill off a hive.
watch the TED talk, it's about these mites.
watch the TED talk, it's about these mites
Absolutely incredible! I've never seen anything like it, this is amazing. Congratulations!
Fascinating. We must do every thing in our power to save the bees, without them we are dead!
what were the little mite like insects on top of larvae?
Unfortunately that is the Varroa mite. It is only found in a honey bee colony and bee keepers are constantly trying to get rid of it.
prob the same one they say in the article is threatening the bee population. that brazenness suggest to me.
They are so annoying to clear up. If you ignore them they can kill off a hive.
watch the TED talk, it's about these mites.
watch the TED talk, it's about these mites