The bee is perfectly hidden against the background, making it challenging ... The bee is this image isn't your typical black-and-yellow variety. It's a different hue, but still evokes those ...

Over the past 20 years, it has disappeared or become very rare in 16 states; overall, observations of the bee have declined by nearly 90%. “This is an important first step in preventing the extinction ...

This would be the first native, solitary bee in the continental United States to be protected under the Act. Although it once thrived across much of the Mojave Desert, the quarter-inch-long, ...