A group of bees may have evolved into a new species because the guys couldn’t pick the right aftershave. Flashy metallic green bees currently called Euglossa viridissima and found in Central America ...

Male bees display a remarkable passion for collecting scents: they deposit scents from various sources in special pockets on their hind legs, thus composing their own fragrance. This behaviour has ...

The reason why male bees collect scents in pockets on their hind legs remained a mystery for a long time. As an attractant? As a wedding gift? To show off to other males? Researchers have now figured ...