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
Bombus terrestris
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Bombus terrestris, the buff-tailed bumblebee or large earth bumblebee, is one of the most numerous bumblebee species in Europe. It is one of the main species used in greenhouse pollination, and so can
Ventral view of B. terrestris
B. terrestris queen
Queen and worker on Cucurbita pepo flower