Here’s how clumps of honeybees may survive blowing in the wind

In lab tests, the insects adjust their positions to flatten out the cluster and keep it stable

bees on a tree branch

BEE BALL  Certain types of bees tend to arrange into clusters on tree branches. Bees move around within a clump to maintain its stability, a new study finds.

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A stiff breeze is no match for a clump of honeybees, and now scientists are beginning to understand why.