bumblebee

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2024

"There are approximately 50 species of bumblebee in North America, but there are big differences between bumblebees in the same way that there are big differences between songbirds and hawks," Mola said.

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

I spread my fingers and my hand looked like a yellowbacks bumblebee, bright yellow with black stripes.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis