Bumblebees Being Crushed By Climate Change

sciencehabit writes: As the climate changes, plants and animals are on the move. So far, many are redistributing in a similar pattern: As habitat that was once too cold warms up, species are expanding their ranges toward the poles, whereas boundaries closer to the equator have remained more static. Bumblebees, however, appear to be a disturbing exception, according to a new study (abstract) . A comprehensive look at dozens of species finds that many North American and European bumblebees are failing to "track" warming by colonizing new habitats north of their historic range. Simultaneously, they are disappearing from the southern portions of their range.

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Pollinators

[Anonymous Coward]

That's gonna really suck for agriculture. I guess they'll have to have Mexicans running around pollinating.

Re:Surely this is simply a natural, normal process

[MightyMartian]

Bumblebees are clearly Communist Ecoterrorists out to destroy our fine, God-fearing Capitalist agricultural industry. We should immediately start executing those evil climatologists. God and the Invisible Hand would never permit massive CO2 emissions to effect humans, and anyone that says so should be taken out and beaten to death.

sad to see them go.

[nimbius]

As a close friend of bumblebees its hard seeing a familiar face disappear year after year. As for us in the hornet community, we're enjoying a resurgence the likes of which few have ever known. That picnic last month where we stung the living crap out of your dog? yes, good times..and that time you stepped on one of us while mowing the lawn in sandles? goodness we sure shared a chuckle while delivering inexorable sting after sting chasing you into the sliding glass door. Lets also not forget that time you reached into the mailbox! ho ho! surprised you didnt we? So in summation I guess what id like to say is that although the bumble bee and its kind gentle ways are slowly fading from existence, we still loathe, detest, and abhor each and every one of you giant two legged monsters.