HMC BeeLab

You've probably stumbled across an ant nest before, but maybe you never stopped to look: what are they doing there, right around the nest entrance? Su writes about what harvester ants do, and how we can tell, in her latest student blog post: https://hmcbee.blogspot.com/2026/04/here-at-social-insect-behavior-lab-one.html Harvey Mudd College

Today's edition of my Ecology Lab's Natural History blog series: Karl, a somewhat reluctant naturalist, faces his fear of "knife flies" head on by choosing to study pollinators in his final project https://hmcbee.blogspot.com/2026/04/how-i-learned-about-bees-without-birds.html Harvey Mudd College

Next up in my Ecology Lab students' blog series: Lilo writes about the peace that comes from observing bees and butterflies on a black sage plant. Bonus: some great pics with Adobe's new iPhone camera app Project Indigo! https://hmcbee.blogspot.com/2026/03/lost-in-bushes-examining-black-sage-and.html Harvey Mudd College