Summertime, and the livin’ is easy
This Scottish Pollinators post (12 August 2024) explores latitudinal diversity gradient: the gradual increase in the number of species from the poles to the Equator. The author explores how some invertebrates, and in particular bumblebees, don’t obey this rule! Discover how cold adapted bumblebees are adapting to global warming.
The bumblebees of Bressay
This post on Scottish Pollinators (28 July 2023) tells the story of an event focussing on the bumblebee species of Shetland. The Species on the Edge team organised a day designed to encourage the public to come along and learn how to identify bumblebees, and the wildflowers and the habitats important [...]
Foggie-toddlers and confusing history lessons
This Scottish Pollinators post (6 July 2023) looks at the challenge around the identification and naming of bumblebees, with a bit of history.
