The parasitic bee mite Varroa destructor, which can mimic the chemical composition of its host's cuticle, is also capable of adapting this composition according to the bee species that it infests.

A while back I had a few hives of honey bees parked at a beef farm down the road, tucked up against a stone wall just outside a pasture. One day the owner called to say that my bees had invaded a ...

A syrphid fly, a bumble bee mimic. A syrphid fly, a bumble bee mimic. A hawkmoth on beebalm (Monarda fistulosa). ABOVE: A syrphid fly, a wasp mimic using front legs as antennae. BELOW: A hawkmoth on ...

Want the buzz on pollinators in your garden? Encouraging the good guys starts with getting to know them, so we’ve put together a list of seven bees and bee mimics you’re likely to run into. While they ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 107, No. 1 (2024), pp. 1-6 (6 pages) Male orchid bees store volatile compounds collected from their orchid mutualists and other sources to use in their courtship. Males ...

In the case of beetles that mimic bees, you should be able to pick out the beetle s elytra, or the hard shell of the overwing. And in the case of bee-mimicking moths, including many of the hawk moths, ...