Bee wings might be small, but they are really strong. ... When the hamuli are connected, the wings come together to act like one big kite. This helps the bees glide as they fly.

Bees have four wings in total, two on each side of their body, which are held together by hamuli—ridges that fit together like teeth to help the wings stick to each other.

Birds beat their wings much more slowly -- about 50 times per second for hummingbirds. But bees, which are 80 times as large as fruit flies, flap their wings 230 times per second through an arc of ...

RoboBee X-Wing, the latest version of Harvard's robotic bee, has four wings instead of two -- more importantly, it can fly on its own without the need for a power tether. Researchers from Harvard ...

A bee sucks nectar from a flower on May 17, 2019, in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallu/Getty Images. The virus variant, which causes serious damage to the insects' wings before killing them eventually ...

This is not an efficient process for the bee. Swimming kicks in as a survival tactic until the insect can get to land, and it drains their energy. If they're too far away, they'll drown. So if ...