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Clever Bumblebees

Bumblebees “prune” leaves to speed up flowering.

Some research has shown that bumblebees can speed up flowering of their food plants by “pruning” the leaves. Clever!

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Author VVmasterPosted on 2020-05-222020-06-04Categories New, News

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