Cornell Researchers Discover 5.5 Million Subterranean Bees Thriving Beneath New York Cemetery
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Simone Valesini
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A Cornell University research team discovered one of the largest subterranean bee colonies ever recorded, with an estimated 5.5 million Andrena regularis bees living beneath East Lawn Cemetery in Ithaca, New York. The colony spans about 1.25 acres and has thrived for over a century. Published in the journal Apidologie, the finding highlights how historic cemeteries can serve as unexpected refuges for urban biodiversity and play a crucial role in pollinating regional orchards.
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· 3 pulledThe discovery, which a Cornell University research team published in April in the journal Apidologie, documents one of the largest aggregations of these insects ever recorded in the world.
The population, belonging to the species Andrena regularis, occupies an area of about 1.25 acres and is crucial for pollination of the region's orchards.
Historic cemeteries can prove unsuspected refuges for urban biodiversity.
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