bumblebee

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That’s when they began collecting genomes from species ranging from the mighty gray whale to the minuscule bumblebee bat.

From Washington Post

Then come the insects, the Franklin’s bumblebee and the Bozdagh grasshopper in turn, then the spiders, the fish, the reptiles, the amphibians, the frogs, 17 kinds in all.

From New York Times

As the couple saves up for the big day, Ms. Crutchfield tweeted jokingly after the engagement that she will wear a bumblebee costume at their wedding if Bumble pays for it.

From Washington Times

The researchers discovered that "social learning" may have had a greater influence on the behaviour of bumblebees than previously imagined.

From BBC

These earlier studies showed that bumblebees were capable of social learning but not necessarily of culture, which involves the spread of a specific behavioral variant throughout a population.

From Scientific American