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Environment

Bumblebees leave foot odor behind on flowers

Chemical signatures enable the insects to remember their prior landings and distinguish the smell of their nest mates and unfamiliar bees

by Sarah Everts
March 13, 2017 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 95, Issue 11

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