bumblebee

Example Sentences

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“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

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have discovered that an insect, the bumblebee Bombus terrestris, can choose where to gather food by recognizing how long a visual signal lasts.

From Science Daily • Nov. 12, 2025

Buglife said at least two of the UK's 25 species of bumblebee were believed to have started nest-building early.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025

But this wacky bit of action fun is wildly entertaining and zips by with the good-natured buzz of a bumblebee.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

“You know, the other day I saw a huge bumblebee caught in a lady-slipper,” Joe said.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen