Beesarein a similarrelationshipwithplantswherethey'rehelpingtheplantandgettingsomethinginreturn, beescollectpollentofeedtotheiryoungwingsandthelarvaeatthepollenanddevelopintoadults.
Okay, thevastmajorityofthesearesolitarygroundnestingbeesandbysolitary, I mean a singlefemaleconstructsherownbroodcellprovisionsitwithpollenandnectardefendsitagainstparasitesandpredatorsandlaysherownegg.
I guessit's almostlikehavingyourspicejarorganizedalphabetically.
スパイス入れをアルファベット順に整理するのと同じような感じでしょうか。
Itwasjustmagnificentlikethat.
そんな感じで堂々としていました。
After a fewyearsoftrialanderror, wefiguredoutthatwecouldactuallyrarethesebeesinsideourlabinsidethesebelltraysandhavebettersurvivorshipthanrecordedinthewild.
Andifyouremovethosemediamicrobesandforcethelarvaetobecomeherbivores, theysuffer, itmightsobethattheyconsumethepollenbecausethey'retryingtoconsumethemicrobesandthepollenisjustinthewayit's I think a massiveshiftinourunderstandingbeyondtheirroleas a foodsource.
Weknowfromourresearchthatthereis a broaddiversityoffungiwithinPolandprovisionsandweknowthatwhenthey'renottheretobesuffer, whichbringsthescientistsbacktothelinkbetweenfungicidesand B hillIntheusalone, weusemorethan £50 millionpoundsoffungicideeachyearconnectingthedotsfromthosesupposedlybesafefungicidestodecliningbeepopulations.
Thedatashowthatthestandardpracticeoftestingfungicidesonlyonadultbeeshas a criticalblindspotandwemightneverhaveknownitwithoutresearchersexploringthehiddenworldofthebroodcell.