bumblebee

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It also recorded bumblebee visits to investigate the impacts of heatwaves on foraging behaviour.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 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

A daisy tinged with ultraviolet petals signals to a bumblebee: dinner’s served.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2024

The rusty-patched bumblebee was the first bee species to be federally listed as endangered in 2017 through the U.S.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024

A soaking bumblebee crawled over a thistle bloom, vibrated its wings for a few seconds and then flew away down the field.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams