bumblebee
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"I've recorded 18 out of the 24 bumblebee species in the UK here," the insect research scientist said - "it's a really, really special place."
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
"We document a substantial shift in the functional composition of bumblebee communities that is tied to a long-term increase of summer temperatures in North America," the authors write.
From Salon • Aug. 20, 2024
Decline of the rusty-patched bumblebee could be a harbinger of die-offs of other species that were once common.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024
The floor, the railings and even the paper in the beekeepers’ desktop inboxes are bumblebee yellow.
From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2024
Rowdy wouldn’t have turned loose of a bumblebee any faster than he did that monkey.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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