Bee research

Top left: Aggressive bees nesting on underside of plank in a sawgrass marsh near the Harney River in Everglades National Park, Florida. Top right: The hive underneath the plank. Bottom left: Hydrologic technician Gordon Anderson, a member of Tom Smith's team, repairs a rain gage at the USGS hydrologic-sampling station (a.k.a. "hydro platform") near the Harney River. Note planks laid over sawgrass marsh to facilitate access to platform. Bottom right: Ginger Tiling (left) and Karen Balentine, members of Smith's team, conduct routine maintenance on platform instruments.