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Jose Montalva
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Nov 18, 2020

There was once a bumble bee from the Lake.

At the beginning of the 90’s a Dutch entomologist, Von Asperen de Boer, discovered what he believed a new species of bumble bee, which was collected in the vicinity of Lake Villarrica (South of Chile). …

Bumble Bee

2 min read

There was once a bumble bee from the Lake.
There was once a bumble bee from the Lake.
Bumble Bee

2 min read

There was once a bumble bee from the Lake.

At the beginning of the 90’s a Dutch entomologist, Von Asperen de Boer, discovered what he believed a new species of bumble bee, which was collected in the vicinity of Lake Villarrica (South of Chile). …

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Nov 16, 2020

Bee hunter’s diaries Chapter 4

The giants among us. Bumble bees are a charismatic group considered by some to be the “pandas of the bee world”. Bumble bees belong to the genus Bombus, with around 260 different described species. …

Bumblebee

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Bee hunter’s diaries Chapter 4
Bee hunter’s diaries Chapter 4
Bumblebee

7 min read


Oct 26, 2020

The different identities of the Moscardon

Bombus dahlbomii is the official (scientific) name of our moscardon. The entomologist Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville coined this name in 1835, dedicating the specific epithet to the Swedish scientist Anders Gustaf Dahlbom.

Bumblebee

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The different identities of the Moscardon
The different identities of the Moscardon
Bumblebee

4 min read


Oct 16, 2020

Cuidado con el cuco!!!

Halloween is almost here and I wanted to share this little history, in Latin America, we have the cuco, it is our version of the boogie man, if you are not a good kid or if you don’t behave the boogie man will come for you… this always scared the…

Cuckoo

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Cuidado con el cuco!!!
Cuidado con el cuco!!!
Cuckoo

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Oct 15, 2020

The Bee Hunter’s Diaries

Chapter 3. Do you know how a bee smells? Do you know how a bee smells? This is a weird question, but do you know? When I am collecting bees I smell this lemony aroma. This scent goes through the net, it is strong. …

Perfume

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The Bee Hunters diaries
The Bee Hunters diaries
Perfume

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Oct 7, 2020

The Bee Hunter’s Diaries. Chapter 2

Living in a Condo Most people think bees live in hives with a queen, workers, and drones, but only a small percentage of all bee species live that way. Most bees are solitary. That means one “bee mom” does all the work of building the nest, collecting nectar and pollen…

Pollinators

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The bee hunter’s diaries
The bee hunter’s diaries
Pollinators

3 min read


Sep 28, 2020

The Beauty and the Beast: Friends of the Valdivian Rain forest

“Winter turns to spring Famine turns to feast Nature points the way Nothing left to say Beauty and the Beast” From our series “Friends of the Valdivian Rain Forest”, today, we bring “The Beauty and the Beast”, reminiscent of the classic French tale “La Belle et la Bête”, where our…

Bumble Bee

5 min read

The Beauty and the Beast: Friends of the Valdivian Rain forest
The Beauty and the Beast: Friends of the Valdivian Rain forest
Bumble Bee

5 min read


Sep 25, 2020

The Bee Hunters’ Diaries (uncut). Chapter 1

Bees are very important pollinators. They pollinate commercial crops (most of our food) and plants in the wild (including your national parks, preserves, prairies, forests, deserts, etc) however, we know very little about them. …

Pollinators

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The Bee Hunters’ Diaries (uncut). 
 Chapter 1
The Bee Hunters’ Diaries (uncut). 
 Chapter 1
Pollinators

5 min read

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