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micromacrofoot
on Sept 8, 2023
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Bees struggle to find flowers because of air pollu...
Doesn't seem too surprising considering beekeepers use smoke to calm honey bees...
jquast
on Sept 8, 2023
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Smoke blocks the ability to chemically communicate. When an alert signal is heard, it is rapidly repeated causing a swarm. The smoke prevents it from being heard in the first place.
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