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bumblebee

[buhm-buhl-bee] / ˈbʌm bəlˌbi /




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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

They were lost within the rubble of their fire-ravaged home: loungewear, blanket, bumblebee sweater and beanie — all yellow, Tatum’s favorite color.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 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

"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

A school bus is a bumblebee, buzzing around with a bunch of stingers on the inside of it.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds