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

Surveying the rusty-patched bumblebee across its entire U.S. range required a vast network of collaborators with proper permits to collect genetic samples from the endangered species.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024

Aunt Goldie was out of the car as if a bumblebee had stung her—hugging Mama, hugging Daddy, hugging anybody who would let her wrap her arms around them.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles