Pollinating insects such as bumblebees often repeatedly visit the same type of flower, even when a variety of flowers bloom ...

March in New England brings the earliest signs of spring. Plants that have been dormant all winter start to wake up and so do insects.

Since Darwin's time, the phenomenon known as flower constancy -- i.e., where insects consistently visit the same flower type even when many others are ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Pollinating insects such as bumble bees often repeatedly visit the same type of flower, even when a variety of flowers bloom nearby. This behavior is known as "flower constancy." ...

Realized flower constancy in bumble bees: Optimal foraging strategy balancing cognitive and travel costs and its possible consequences for floral diversity. Functional Ecology , 2025; 39 (3): 863 ...