Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every color of the rainbow and ranging widely in size. The country harbors ...

Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every color of the rainbow and ranging widely in size. The country harbors ...

“The process of documenting bee biodiversity started centuries ago, but scientists are still discovering new species all the time” said James Hung, OU assistant professor of biology and co ...

The fuzzy blue mining bee is unlike any other. Take a closer look the next time you water your flowers if you live in Texas or Oklahoma, because you just might find a newly identified bee species.

"To my knowledge, this is the first bee that has been named after ... "There are about 20,000 described species of bees worldwide. That's more than all birds and mammals combined," said Thomas ...

According to the University of Oklahoma, the new mining bee species is part of the Andrena ... making these sightings all the more uncommon.