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When a semi-truck carrying 480 beehives broke down on a scorching Utah highway, firefighters turned their hoses into cooling stations and rescued 25 million honeybees from overheating. The quick-thinking rescue saved critical pollinators that help feed communities across the country.
Scientists captured buff-tailed bumblebees using a remarkable technique called "buzz pollination" to access pollen other insects can't reach. The tiny pollinators vibrate their bodies like jackhammers to shake loose clouds of pollen, then pack it into special baskets on their legs. ##
Australian fruit bats generate hundreds of millions of dollars annually for the timber industry through pollination, and a groundbreaking study finally proves their massive economic value. These misunderstood mammals deserve protection, not persecution.