![]() Hitting all the right notes! Sophie Turner commands attention in a musical score themed co-ord on the Louis Vuitton front row at Paris Fashion Week Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer is MARRIED: Actress weds fiancé David Oakes in a secret romantic ceremony Up to 24,000 new animal species are identified every year - with the scientists who discover them given the great honor of picking a name.Įx EastEnders star Stephen Rahman-Hughes welcomes twins! Actor who played Adam Bateman announces wife Anjalina has given birth to sons The Orchid bee is part of the larger group of Apidae which includes honey bees and bumble bees. Several individuals often live together across several generations. Orchid bees bury their nests, lined with resin, into cavities in wood, termite nests and the roofs of houses. The little bees are known to fly around 30 miles in search of flowers which grow far apart and are particularly drawn to the fragrant oils of orchids. They reach around one-inch in length but some have tongues which are twice the length of their body to drink nectar from tropical flowers. ![]() The vividly-colored creatures, which have green, blue, purple, gold and red hues, collect their nectar and pollen from orchids. The are common in the western hemisphere throughout south and central America from Mexico to Argentina. The Orchid Bee, also known as the gold bee, is a brightly-colored tropical bee of which there are more than 175 varieties. Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld - all had beetles named in their honor in 2005. The former Republican hierarchy - George W. Other famous people with animal kingdom alter-egos include Beyonce's horse fly (Scaptia beyonceae) and Hugh Hefner's rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri). Desjardin named a species he found in the Borneo rainforest as Spongiforma squarepantsii - after the brightly-colored cartoon character.Ī field marine biologist at Arkansas State University Paul Sikkel named a small underwater parasite Gnathia marleyi after his idol, reggae musician Bob Marley. ![]() It's not just the quirky Sheldon Cooper who has been honored in the real world of science. ![]()
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