bumblebee
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Plans to build a new data centre could threaten the habitat of one of Britain's most endangered plants and a rare species of bumblebee, a wildlife trust said.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
I spent 30 years consulting with investment firms worldwide, like a bumblebee moving from flower to flower.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 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
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have discovered that an insect, the bumblebee Bombus terrestris, can choose where to gather food by recognizing how long a visual signal lasts.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2025
A fat bumblebee sat atop her pretty hair bun, and Ella couldn't tell if it was fake or real.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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
Many wild bees, including bumblebees and solitary bees, provide pollen directly to their offspring.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
You may be spotting bodies of dead bumblebees lying across pavements near you in the summer months.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Scientists stress that warm, sunny weather is not automatically bad for bumblebees.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
She was using the oddlooking stones with holes in ’em and when they flewed ’cross the tent they made a sound like one n’em fat lazy Buxton bumblebees.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
