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Os resultados mostraram que as abelhas favoreciam cavidades maiores com entradas mais pequenas, localizadas perto do fundo do oco, tipicamente a 8 a 10 metros acima do solo. N\u00e3o foi encontrada prefer\u00eancia espec\u00edfica em rela\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e0 dire\u00e7\u00e3o da entrada. Estas caracter\u00edsticas provavelmente fornecem melhor prote\u00e7\u00e3o e condi\u00e7\u00f5es de nidifica\u00e7\u00e3o mais adequadas.<br>Investigadores conclu\u00edram que cavidades de pica-pau antigas e naturalmente ampliadas podem servir como habitat ideal para abelhas europeias selvagens. As descobertas podem tamb\u00e9m oferecer ideias \u00fateis para o design de colmeias artificiais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ir para o artigo cient\u00edfico<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s13592-026-01268-2\" title=\"\">aqui<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Um estudo realizado na Alemanha, publicado na Apidologie, analisou quais cavidades em \u00e1rvores eram preferidas por enxames de abelhas. Os resultados mostraram que as abelhas favoreciam cavidades maiores com entradas mais pequenas, localizadas perto da parte inferior do oco, tipicamente a 8-10 metros acima do solo. N\u00e3o foi encontrada nenhuma prefer\u00eancia espec\u00edfica em rela\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e0 dire\u00e7\u00e3o da entrada. Estas caracter\u00edsticas provavelmente proporcionam melhor prote\u00e7\u00e3o e condi\u00e7\u00f5es de nidifica\u00e7\u00e3o mais adequadas.<br \/>\nInvestigadores conclu\u00edram que cavidades de pica-pau antigas e naturalmente ampliadas podem servir como habitat ideal para abelhas europeias selvagens. 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