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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Bee Diversity

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A new study found significant differences in gene sequence between 10 species of eusocial (red and blue) and non-eusocial (yellow) bees. The researchers also saw patterns of genetic change unique to either the highly (red) or primitively (blue) eusocial bees. The bees used in the study were: Frieseomelitta varia, Melipona quadrifasciata (pictured: Melipona eburnea), Apis florea, Apis mellifera, Exoneura robusta (pictured: Exoneura angophorae), Eulaema nigrita (pictured: Eulaema meriana), Euglossa cordata (pictured: Euglossa sp.), Megachile rotundata, Bombus impatiens, Bombus terrestris.

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Photos provided by (clockwise from top left): Claus Rasmussen; Claus Rasmussen; Zachary Huang; Zachary Huang; Michael Schwarz; Edward Ross; Benjamin Bembé; Theresa Pitts-Singer, USDA; James Whitfield; James Whitfield.

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