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- 1Bees breathe through spiracles, not lungs, expert explains●# theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 50. Bees don’t have lungs (or a nose!). Air enters the bee body through ex
An Irish bee expert is sharing daily bee facts, explaining that bees have neither lungs nor a nose. Instead, air enters their bodies through small external openings called spiracles, which run along the body. A simple gas exchange system then delivers oxygen to internal tissues and expels carbon dioxide, allowing the insects to breathe without the respiratory organs found in mammals.
- 2Australia's native bees too poorly studied to assess decline●We don't know enough about Australian native bees, and that's a problem. Article links to open access paper. https:// th
Researchers say there is not enough data to determine whether Australia's native bee species are thriving or declining, a gap they warn could hide serious population losses. An open access paper argues that improved monitoring and research are needed before key pollinators disappear unnoticed, and proposes ways the knowledge gap could be closed.