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bumblebee

[buhm-buhl-bee] / ˈbʌm bəlˌbi /




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Species such as curlew, mountain bumblebee, lapwing and other wading birds have made it their home with endangered red squirrels finding safety in the woods.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The owl, bumblebee and hedgehog topped a public vote in their specific categories, and the puffin was included to celebrate marine life, the coastline and bring variety to the notes, the Bank said.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

I spent 30 years consulting with investment firms worldwide, like a bumblebee moving from flower to flower.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

They compared honeybee and bumblebee colonies located side by side in Cambridgeshire, England, where soil contamination is generally considered low.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

And when the ball meandered down from about a mile above his head, he flailed at it as if it were a bumblebee.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

State wildlife officials have raised concerns about the potential impact of the quarry on bumblebees, desert bighorn sheep, golden eagles and other creatures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

The trust said habitat loss and fragmentation were likely to have a bigger impact on the Moss carder than many other species as it typically foraged closer to its nest than most other bumblebees.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

You may be spotting bodies of dead bumblebees lying across pavements near you in the summer months.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

Dr Paul Williams, a bumblebee expert at the Natural History Museum, says foraging is an energy calculation for bumblebees.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

It is invisible to us, but readily detectable by bumblebees and photoelectric cells.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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