A four year-old girl in California has discovered two colonies of stingless bees, which were thought to have disappeared in the U.S. 70 years ago. There are more than 300 species of stingless bees in Brazil, including this unnamed species, which was first described in 1900 by a German researcher. About 20 percent of the neotropical stingless bees known to science are found in Brazil. In July 2020, scientists discovered that some species of stingless bees make honeycomb which resembles the molecular structure of crystals. Pictures of the stingless bees discovered by Arnout were posted to iNaturalist by her caregiver, biologist Targe Lindsey.

Source: Daily Mail September 02, 2021 13:30 UTC