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Some bees change colour with the weather, reveals new research

A sweat bee in the wild. (Jeremiah Bender via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

Some bees change color with the weather, reveals new research.

Some bees change colour with the weather, reveals new research

A single museum specimen (about 1 cm long) from the experiment changing color as it goes from blue in dry air (left) to green in humid air (right), with most of the change happening in the first 24 hours. (Leslie Cervantes Rivera via SWNS)
Some bees change colour with the weather, reveals new research

A sweat bee in San Diego County, California. (Karen Fraser via SWNS)

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