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bumblebee

[buhm-buhl-bee] / ˈbʌm bəlˌbi /




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A project is under way to try and help one of the UK's "most threatened" species of bumblebee.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

I spent 30 years consulting with investment firms worldwide, like a bumblebee moving from flower to flower.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Rowsell climbs onto the drum riser and steals Amey's bumblebee sunglasses while screaming into a megaphone.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

“If you were a bumblebee, a moth, or a short-tongued solitary bee, how might you approach this bloom?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

“He looks friendly enough,” thought Milo, not sure just how friendly a friendly bumblebee should be, and tried to think of a very difficult word.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster

State wildlife officials have raised concerns about the potential impact of the quarry on bumblebees, desert bighorn sheep, golden eagles and other creatures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

The trust said habitat loss and fragmentation were likely to have a bigger impact on the Moss carder than many other species as it typically foraged closer to its nest than most other bumblebees.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

You may be spotting bodies of dead bumblebees lying across pavements near you in the summer months.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

As well as their overheating bodies, the other issue for bumblebees is dwindling supplies of food.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

He could smell wild flowers growing in the weeds and grass beside the road, and he heard the big bumblebees and the smaller bees sucking the blossoms.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko


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