“Insects are declining worldwide because of pesticide use. This is nuts. We need bees!”
Calling for protection?
Although stingless bees do not have a sting to fend off enemies, they are nonetheless able to defend their hives against attacks. Only four years ago it was discovered that a Brazilian bee species, the Jatai bee, has a soldier caste. The slightly larger fighters guard the entrance to the nest and grip intruders with their powerful mandibles in the event of an attack.
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-stingless-bees-soldiers.html
Queen Bee Hillary calling in the troops!
I’m way behind, so it may have been mentioned, but has anybody Thought about Samantha Bee?