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humanimalia-9949	Kosut, Mary; Moore, Lisa Jean	Bees Making Art: Insect Aesthetics and the Ecological Moment	2014	25	.pdf	application/pdf	8804	521	57	Even the first humans’ visually depicted bees — representations of bees and ancient “honey hunters” can be found in numerous petroglyphs drawn on cave walls throughout Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia (Crane).1 Bees have been a part of visual culture since the prehistoric era, but current depictions are often framed by growing cultural concern surrounding the global threat of a “bee apocalypse” that has been widely publicized.2 Colony Collapse Disorder or CCD, the elusive syndrome responsible for the mysterious disappearance and death of honeybee colonies has transformed the bee into a cause and a symbol of ecological frailty (Moore and Kosut). According to a U.N. report, of the 100 crop species that supply 90% of the world’s food, bees’ pollinate more than 70%.3 If honeybees became extinct the global diet would fundamentally change, as the bee is responsible for pollinating one third of food sources currently available.	cache/humanimalia-9949.pdf	txt/humanimalia-9949.txt