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Science knows of 21,000 bee species, There are likely thousands...

Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestLinkedinCopy URLTelegramEmailTumblrReddItPrintKoo WOLLONGONG, Mar 2: It’s a question that has sparked the curiosity of scholars and bee lovers for decades: how many species of bees are there in the world? This might, at first, seem like a silly question. But it is a topic of genuine importance – especially if we want to protect our pollinators.

Science knows of 21,000 bee  species, There are likely thousands...

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Key Highlights

  • Now, in a new paper published in Nature Communications, we provide the first statistically derived estimate of bee species richness around the world.
  • But this work isn’t just about bees.
  • It provides the tools needed for scientists to estimate the number of all species on Earth.
  • Why do bees matter?
  • ———————- Bees are the most important animal pollinators, so it’s crucial to know how many species there are in the world.
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