Post by University of Sydney

Australia’s native bees - the pollinators we might consider most prepared for the heat - should be the most well-equipped to protect themselves from a warming climate, right? 🐝 Well... it's complicated. When temperatures rise, our local buzz-butts need somewhere cool to hide. A team of researchers co-led by Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology Dr Ros Gloag assessed heat tolerance in 95 different native bee species, and found that their vulnerability depends a lot on where they nest. You can read more about the research here: https://lnkd.in/g-VuJ8PY Science, University of Sydney

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