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How stingless bees in the Amazon became the first insects with legal rights
Learn how stingless bees quietly sustain Amazonian forests — and how a new law is changing what happens when they’re harmed.
Experts say the bee species keeps the Amazon's ecosystems pollinated and produces honey with medicinal properties ...
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Stingless bees become world’s first insect to be granted legal rights in Peru
In a global first, Peru recognizes stingless bees as rights-bearing species, reshaping how insects fit into environmental law ...
They are found in tropical regions across the world, and about half of the 500 known species live in the Amazon ...
American conservationist and Amazon explorer Paul Rosolie captured the spine-tingling moment that giant ants dismantled his tent during a hellacious night in the jungle. geno sajko - stock.adobe.com ...
"I was skeptical about this bug trap, but wow… it’s like a 24/7 gnat magnet. Within a day, I had a whole collection of gnats and a couple of tiny moths stuck to the trap. No zapping, no gross smells, ...
A recent study found that dung beetle species experienced significant diversity and population declines in human-modified tropical Brazilian ecosystems in the aftermath of droughts and fires ...
Hotter and drier El Niño events are having an alarming effect on biodiversity in the Amazon Rainforest and further add to a disturbing global insect collapse, scientists show. A new study focusing on ...
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