bumblebee

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The final section of amphibians, insects and fish, has: the Atlantic salmon, the basking shark, the buff-tailed bumblebee, the common frog, the Emperor dragonfly, and the marsh fritillary butterfly.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 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

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

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

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2024

Fyrian said, buzzing from one side of Glerk’s head to the other, like a persistent, and annoying, bumblebee.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill