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Bees suddenly stopped buzzing in the US during the 2017 solar eclipse

Newscientist - Wed 10 Oct 18

When the moon hid the sun in the 2017 total solar eclipse, bees across the US suddenly stopped buzzing around - only one bee aross 16 locations buzzed

A break from the buzz—bees go silent during total solar eclipse

Phys.org - Wed 10 Oct 18

While millions of Americans took a break from their daily routines on August 21, 2017, to witness a total solar eclipse, they might not have noticed a similar phenomenon happening nearby: In ...

Bees briefly ceased to buzz during total solar eclipse, study finds

FOXNews - Sat 13 Oct 18

For just a few minutes during last year’s total solar eclipse, a small creature ceased to buzz: bees.

Bees Stopped Buzzing During the 2017 Eclipse

The Scientist - Thu 11 Oct 18

The insects fell silent as the moon cast a shadow over parts of North America last summer, researchers report.

Bees completely stopped flying during the 2017 total solar eclipse

ZME Science - Thu 11 Oct 18

Who took the lights out?

Bees Were Also Distracted By 2017 Total Solar Eclipse

Geek.com - Thu 11 Oct 18

While the US buzzed with excitement over the August 2017 total solar eclipse, bees remained oddly silent. Researchers at the University of Missouri last year set up acoustic monitoring stations ...

Scientists discover bees stop buzzing during solar eclipses - CNET

CNET Cutting Edge - Thu 11 Oct 18

They just stopped flying in the darkness.

Tiny USB microphones reveal surprise about how bees behave - CNET

CNET - Wed 10 Oct 18

Turns out a solar eclipse can have an unexpected effect on the little buzzers. "It was like 'lights out' at summer camp."

Bees go silent during total solar eclipses

Daily Mail - Wed 10 Oct 18

Researchers at the University of Missouri organised a group of citizen scientists a in setting up acoustic monitoring stations to keep track of bee's activity during a 2017 eclipse. ...

Busy Bees Took a Break During Last Summer’s Total Eclipse

Laboratory Equipment - Mon 15 Oct 18

NewsThe busy buzzing of bees abated for two whole minutes of last summer’s total eclipse as the moon blocked the light of the sun on Aug. 21, 2017.Staff Author: Seth AugensteinTopics: Ethology

Bees stop buzzing during a total solar eclipse

UPI - Wed 10 Oct 18

A citizen science project led by researchers at the University of Missouri found bees stopped flying as the sun disappeared behind the moon.

A break from the buzz: bees go silent during total solar eclipse

SpaceDaily - Tue 16 Oct 18

Annapolis, MD (SPX) Oct 15, 2018 While millions of Americans took a break from their daily routines on August 21, 2017, to witness a total solar eclipse, they might not have noticed a similar ...