Scientists found an estimated 5.5 million wild bees beneath just 1.5 acres of a New York cemetery, more than three times Manhattan's human population
- Representative imageBeneath the quiet lawns and weathered headstones of a small cemetery in Ithaca, New York, scientists have uncovered one of the most astonishing bee discoveries in recent memory.
- In a carefully studied 1.5-acre section of the cemetery grounds, researchers estimated that about 5.5 million wild, ground-nesting bees live in a dense network of underground nests.
- That number is more than three times the entire human population of Manhattan, packed into an area smaller than many city blocks.
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- Representative imageBeneath the quiet lawns and weathered headstones of a small cemetery in Ithaca, New York, scientists have uncovered one of the most astonishing bee discoveries in recent memory.
- In a carefully studied 1.5-acre section of the cemetery grounds, researchers estimated that about 5.5 million wild, ground-nesting bees live in a dense network of underground nests.
- That number is more than three times the entire human population of Manhattan, packed into an area smaller than many city blocks.
Sources: Times of India