Bumblebee
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A bumblebee is any of over 250 species in the genus Bombus, part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related genera are k
Bombus lapidarius Melilotus officinalis Tallinn
Bombus distribution
Beatrix Potter's 1910 story The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse features a "bumble bee" called Babbity Bumble.
Bombus pristinus described in 1867
Bee
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Bees are winged insects that form a monophyletic clade Anthophila within the superfamily Apoidea of the order Hymenoptera, with over 20,000 known species in seven recognized families. Some species – i
Bumblebee
…A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus Bombus, part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related genera (e.g., Calyptapis) are known from fossils. They…
Tetragonula carbonaria
Head of a male carpenter bee, showing antennae, three ocelli, compound eyes, and mouthparts
The lapping mouthparts of a honeybee, showing labium and maxillae
Long-tongued bees and long-tubed flowers coevolved, like this Amegilla species (Apidae) on Acanthus ilicifolius.