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THE WORLD<br />
TRENDS FACTS NEWS<br />
Buzz<br />
Worthy<br />
Nature lovers may<br />
fi nd the concrete jungle<br />
stifl ing, but Lasioglossum m<br />
gotham, a.k.a. the Gotham m bee, be b e, e<br />
one of 11 new bee species re rece recently ce c nt n ly<br />
discovered in the eastern U. US. U.S., S. S ,<br />
is perfectly at home in the ci city city. ty ty. .<br />
These tiny New Yorkers can n get g et e<br />
nourishment from human swe sweat we weat at a<br />
(no shortage of that in the Big ig g<br />
Apple come summer), nest in n<br />
underground tunnels and defend fe f nd<br />
themselves handily (the females le l s<br />
do, anyway; the males don’t sting). ng) g) g .<br />
“This li le bee has been quietly y<br />
living in the city, pollinating<br />
fl owers in people’s gardens, for<br />
years,” says Jason Gibbs, a research ch<br />
scientist at Cornell University.<br />
“It’s a pleasure to help give it some e<br />
well-deserved recognition.” Appar-<br />
ently, this li le bee has also fi gured d<br />
out how to schmooze. BY SAM POLCER<br />
China<br />
1,084<br />
Brazil<br />
1,814<br />
Spain<br />
927<br />
U.S.<br />
3,515<br />
SWARM<br />
WELCOME<br />
Countries with the<br />
most bee species<br />
Mexico<br />
1,795<br />
Turkey<br />
1,371<br />
Italy<br />
897<br />
South<br />
Africa<br />
1,172<br />
TRENDS FACTS NEWS<br />
Australia<br />
1,640<br />
Argentina<br />
1,074<br />
OW<br />
FACTOR<br />
Relative pain<br />
of diff erent<br />
insect stings<br />
Bald-faced<br />
hornet<br />
ILLUSTRATION BY DANIEL CHANG HEMISPHERESMAGAZINE.COM • APRIL <strong>2012</strong> 19<br />
Sweat<br />
bee<br />
Paper<br />
wasp<br />
Tarantula<br />
hawk<br />
Yellow<br />
jacket<br />
Red<br />
harvester<br />
ant<br />
Fire ant<br />
Bullet<br />
ant<br />
Bullhorn<br />
acacia<br />
ant<br />
Honey<br />
bee
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