A female cactus bee (Diadasia rinconis) emerged from its little, cylindrical nest in the ground on a warm spring morning in South Texas, rising like ash from a chimney. Hundreds of patrolling males mobbed her almost instantaneously, their tawny bodies forming a buzzing, churning "mating ball" as they competed for a chance to copulate with her. The ball of bees faded after … [Read more...] about A Rare Moment Captured Up Close. Cactus Bees Swarmed In Tight Balls “Bee Balling”
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Turkmenistan intends to close the so-called “Gateway to Hell.”
Turkmenistan's president has ordered the "Gateway to Hell" fire, which has been blazing for decades in a massive desert gas crater, to be extinguished. Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov wants it to be released for environmental and health concerns, as well as to boost gas exports. The formation of the Darvaza crater in the Karakum Desert is shrouded in mystery. Many … [Read more...] about Turkmenistan intends to close the so-called “Gateway to Hell.”