Tag Archives: Cornell University

The Place to Pair (and pair and pair) with a Bee?

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Ron Miksha

Maybe I should have written this blog in Latin.  When I was a kid, I saw a bee biology book where the author switched to Latin when he got to the part about how queens and drones get together to make … Continue reading →

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Stinging Science

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Ron Miksha

I wrote about this fellow last year. He likes to get stung for science. Below, I’ve repeated my blog, The Worst Place to Get Stung, from September, 2014. The big news is that the research scientist – intent on finding … Continue reading →

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The Worst Place to Get Stung

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Ron Miksha

Where is the worst place to get stung? The correct answer is not “on the picnic table.” According to Cornell University graduate research scientist Michael L. Smith, in a study funded by the United States National Science Foundation, the worst … Continue reading →

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