Researchers equipped this bumblebee forager with a lightweight transponder so they could
track its flight.
Credit: Joseph Woodgate
For the first time, scientists have tracked the flight paths of bumblebees over the span of their entire lives.
Not only do the results help biologists better understand bee behavior, but because the insects play a critical role in pollinating crops, understanding their movements could improve how farmers manage agriculture.
Joseph Woodgate of Queen Mary University of London and his colleagues used radar to monitor the daily flight patterns of four different bees, from the time they first left their nests to the time they ceased to return https://www.livescience.com/55665-teeny-radar-antenna-tracks-bumblebee-flight.html
