As the sun sets, bumblebees revisit "profitable" flowers they encountered during the day, new research suggests.
As the sun sets, bumblebees revisit "profitable" flowers they encountered during the day, new research suggests.
Many pollinating insects stop foraging well before sunset, but bumblebees can keep going as daylight dwindles.
However, this raises risks such as getting lost or eaten by a predator.
The new study, by the University of Exeter, examined the behaviour of buff-tailed bumblebees in the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
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