#Bees and other pollinators are essential to human food production.

But bees are interesting in many other ways that are less widely known.

Prof. Stephen Buchmann has written a new book, “What a Bee Knows: Exploring the Thoughts, Memories, and Personalities of Bees," drawing on his experience studying bees for more than 50 years.

Here's some of what he's learned (republished by How Stuff Works):
https://animals.howstuffworks.com/insects/bee-facts.htm
#Science #CoolFacts #BeesOfMastodon

#coolfacts #horrorfrogs #Science #fascinatingfacts #thisismylifepostinghorroranimalfacts

Elysia Marginata and Elysia Atroviridis slugs decapitate themselves when their bodies become full of parasites, only to regrow a new body from the severed head. Their heads move on their own for days until their new body grows. #coolfacts #slugs #Science #fascinatingfacts

#coolfacts Mary Poppins was based on Marija Pupin, the daughter of beloved Serbian-American scientist Mihaljo Pupin

#coolfacts Michael Phelps is actually a Serb, his birth name is Mihajlo Filipović

@Tato #coolfacts her name is correctly pronounced “kah-tay blon-shaw”

what are some #CoolFacts you know?

@notadog Eugen Rochko is actually Polish, his birth name is Eugensz Rochkus #CoolFacts

#coolfacts Michael Jordan is actually afro-Parisian, his birth name is “Michele Jeur du’Euan”

If you’ve ever wondered what these things are, they are urine storage tanks for the municipal sewerage system. Due to their critical role in global #infrastructure in 2012 the US department of commerce began the wildly successful awareness campaign “pee is stored in the balls”, drawing light to their spherical shape #engineering #coolfacts

Neat video on #cats and why they meow...or as the BBC calls it...miaow.

We have six outdoor cats here, and I can attest to some of the sounds they make. #animals #documentary #coolfacts #meow #miaow

https://youtu.be/qeUM1WDoOGY

If you’re down with 👇
#videogames (particularly indies)
#swearing
#animals
#science
#neurodiversity
#lgbtfriendly
#coolfacts

We’ll probably get along.

Did you know that Marie Skłodowska Curie was born on this day?

#coolfacts #WomenInSTEM #OnThisDay