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SEX ON THURSDAY | Bugs Have a Kinkier Sex Life Than You Do
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Think you’re a freak in bed? Ha! Just wait until you hear about some of the crazy coitus some critters have, all courtesy of Anya Neeze and Bug Boy.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/bees/)
Think you’re a freak in bed? Ha! Just wait until you hear about some of the crazy coitus some critters have, all courtesy of Anya Neeze and Bug Boy.
For the past few weeks, the phrase “murder hornet” has made frequent appearances in media outlets — producing chilling claims that a dangerous human-killer threatens to invade North America. But despite the buzz, these hornets — technically called Asian giant hornets — are much more of a threat to honey bee populations than they are to people.
“A lot of pollinators can’t travel far distances without stops for nectar,” said Lev Krasnovsky ’21. “If one green space is separated by a parking lot and road from another green space, [pollinators] are stuck in an island.”