New bee species found in northwestern Oklahoma
By Associated Press on Sep 18, 2013, at 9:01 AM
State
Convicted of a murder that occurred when he was 13, the now 30-year-old has spent most of his life in a maximum-security prison.
An anthropologist from the office has been at the lake and is returning there today to help gather three more sets of remains to be taken to the Oklahoma City office.
WEATHERFORD — A Southwestern Oklahoma State University assistant professor and researcher has discovered a new species of bee in Oklahoma.
Victor Gonzalez Betancourt discovered the bee in Ellis and Blaine counties. It has been named after bee biologist Charles Duncan Michener and his wife Mary from the University of Kansas (the Anthidiummichenerorum)
The newly discovered bee doesn't live in colonies and it does not produce honey. Michener said it helps pollinate both wild and cultivated plants.
The bee belongs to a group of solitary bees commonly known as "wool carder bees" because their cotton-like brood cells are made of plant hairs.
State
Convicted of a murder that occurred when he was 13, the now 30-year-old has spent most of his life in a maximum-security prison.
An anthropologist from the office has been at the lake and is returning there today to help gather three more sets of remains to be taken to the Oklahoma City office.
