Wild bees have found a surprising place to nest in cities

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Wild bees have found a surprising place to nest in cities

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An orange-legged furrow bee (Halictus rubicundus) on a pavement in Berlin, Germany

Courtesy Sophie Lokatis, Freie Universität Berlin

Urban pavements can prove unlikely havens for wild bees and other insects, a survey on the streets of Berlin suggests.

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at the Free University of Berlin and her colleagues explored 200-metre-long sections of pavement at 12 locations in the ******* city. They recorded insect nest locations and collected individuals found at the entrance to nests, crawling on the pavement or flying within a metre of the ground. They also analysed soil from nests using DNA sequencing techniques.

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