Alex Wild on insects, science, and photography
Our garden beehives have been growing quickly. The afternoon’s orientation flights- where young bees try out their wings and learn to recognize landmarks around the hive- were especially busy so I pulled out my video gear:
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A personal blog by Illinois-based biologist and photographer Alex Wild.
Myrmecos- derived from the ancient greek word for "ant"- hosts Alex's musings about these and other little creatures that share our planet.
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Neat, thanks
That was awesome! More entovideos please!
Wow, thanks for this video! Any more edu-tainment from you is more than welcome.
I’ve long considered taking up beekeeping for myself, and this video was a pleasant surprise.
Funny… this could be a parody to describe ‘orientation flights’ for college freshmen.
Nice Video, and loving the photo’s on your blog. Keep up the good work