Stunning close up of a rare blue bee revealing its unique details.#nature #bee #microscope ...

The Washington Bee Atlas has made significant progress in documenting the state’s native bees, discovering numerous state records and rare species in its first year. Volunteers with the Washington ...

A rare bee species called the diadasia nitidifrons collected by a Washington Bee Atlas volunteer in Yakima County. This bee was last documented in Washington in 1919. Courtesy Washington Bee Atlas / ...

A rare bee was spotted in a state it hasn’t been seen in for at least 25 years. Screengrab from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Facebook page A rare bee that’s been found in only 13 states for ...

Nature’s most dazzling colors can be strangely rare. Walk through a park or forest and you see greens, yellows and reds that feel soft to the eye. Most of those tones are matte. Only now and then do ...

A rare North American bumble bee may have been on a path toward extinction long before modern human impacts, suggesting that its long-term genetic vulnerability made it especially fragile and less ...

There are some new buzzworthy residents in town. More than two dozen new and rare bee species turned up in the first year of a statewide project aimed at better understanding Washington’s native ...

More than two dozen new and rare bee species were documented during the first year of a new Washington state project that’s designed to get a better understanding of the insects. The Washington State ...