BEES USE PLASTIC TO BUILD NESTS
Bees Use Plastic to Build Nests. Urban bees have begun to take advantage of all the plastic waste found in their environment. They are now recycling plastic bags and plastic sealants for use in their nests. MacIvor, J. S., and A. E. Moore. 2013. Bees collect polyurethane and polyethylene plastics as novel nest materials. Ecosphere 4(12):155. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/ES13-00308.1 Article Link: http://goo.gl/HGOs9O Video: Time lapse City Footage © tzikin http://goo.gl/ChrCIx Bee Cutting Leaf © Jochem Kuhnen http://goo.gl/li2BG1 Bee Entering Hole © TerraNaturalist http://goo.gl/yVtcS5 Caulking © WolfGroup MastersClub http://goo.gl/rryt2c Photos: 1.Sap: David Eickhoff 2.Nest Cell with Caulking: MacIvor, J. S., and A. E. Moore 3.Plastic Bags: velkr0 4.Nest Cells with Plastics: MacIvor, J. S., and A. E. Moore Music: Intro: Brett Donnelly - Action Sting http://goo.gl/v7gaV Soundtrack: Bealeg - Die Krankheit Letzte Woche http://goo.gl/mQNMUA
Bees Use Plastic to Build Nests. Urban bees have begun to take advantage of all the plastic waste found in their environment. They are now recycling plastic bags and plastic sealants for use in their nests. MacIvor, J. S., and A. E. Moore. 2013. Bees collect polyurethane and polyethylene plastics as novel nest materials. Ecosphere 4(12):155. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/ES13-00308.1 Article Link: http://goo.gl/HGOs9O Video: Time lapse City Footage © tzikin http://goo.gl/ChrCIx Bee Cutting Leaf © Jochem Kuhnen http://goo.gl/li2BG1 Bee Entering Hole © TerraNaturalist http://goo.gl/yVtcS5 Caulking © WolfGroup MastersClub http://goo.gl/rryt2c Photos: 1.Sap: David Eickhoff 2.Nest Cell with Caulking: MacIvor, J. S., and A. E. Moore 3.Plastic Bags: velkr0 4.Nest Cells with Plastics: MacIvor, J. S., and A. E. Moore Music: Intro: Brett Donnelly - Action Sting http://goo.gl/v7gaV Soundtrack: Bealeg - Die Krankheit Letzte Woche http://goo.gl/mQNMUA