What's the difference between bumblebee and humblebee?

Bumblebee


Definition:

  • (n.) A large bee of the genus Bombus, sometimes called humblebee; -- so named from its sound.

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  • (1) Many bumblebees and solitary bees have evolved to pollinate certain flowers.
  • (2) Studies have been made on thermal regulation in the nests of families of the honey bee Apis mellifera, wasp Dolihovespula silvestris and bumblebees Bombus terrestris, B. agrorum and B. lapidaris during their maximum development.
  • (3) The British habit of putting up nest boxes for birds has led to a population explosion of the tree bumblebee Bombus hypnorum.
  • (4) If you watch a female honeybee or bumblebee on a flower, you will see she has balls of pollen on her back legs.
  • (5) An earlier version said that the tree bumblebee is distinguished from other bumblebees because it always has a white tail, which is not seen in any British species.
  • (6) A grandmother of five, Jones sports a discrete shrill carder bumblebee tattoo on her shoulder courtesy of taking part in a green art project.
  • (7) Draghi used a speech in London to declare that the euro was a bumblebee (it shouldn’t be able to fly, but it can ).
  • (8) High intraspecific variability in all parameters characterizing digging behavior of the bumblebees was also recorded.
  • (9) Why it matters: It is not just honeybees that pollinate crops and flowers, bumblebees and solitary bees do too.
  • (10) Winners and losers Going: Species facing "severe" threats in England Red squirrel Northern bluefin tuna Natterjack toad Common skate Alpine foxtail Kittiwake Grey plover Shrill carder bumblebee Recovering: Recent conservation success stories Pole cat Large blue butterfly Red kite Ladybird spider Pink meadowcap Sand lizard Pool frog Bittern
  • (11) Of 25 native bumblebee species, seven are in decline and two have been declared extinct, including the short-haired bumblebee.
  • (12) Studies suggest that bumblebees provide $3bn (£1.8bn) worth of flower pollination annually in the US alone, while honeybees provide closer to $20bn (£12bn), Berenbaum said.
  • (13) We have less information for pollinators like bumblebees and for these species we take a precautionary and conservative approach in applying an additional safety factor for ensuring their protection, and that of other species.” More than a quarter of European bumblebees – and nearly one in 10 of all honeybees – are at risk of extinction, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s red list for bees .
  • (14) The resulting diminishing in bumblebee colony size and health can’t be translated immediately to real-world colonies.
  • (15) British species do often have white tails, it is, however, the combination of white tail and ginger thorax that distinguishes the tree bumblebee from others.
  • (16) By planting nectar and pollen-rich flowers throughout the year you can help all types of bees, not just honeybees but also wild bumblebees and solitary bees.
  • (17) She then rapidly contracts the flight muscles to produce the vibration, without beating her wings.” The researchers took two colonies of bumblebees in a laboratory setting and split the bees in each into three groups.
  • (18) The project, which is backed by government conservation agency Natural England and wildlife groups the RSPB, Bumblebee Conservation Trust and Hymettus, has involved four years of groundwork with farmers to create flower-rich meadows and field margins in Dungeness and Romney Marsh.
  • (19) While most bumblebees are wild, some species are increasingly used commercially to buzz pollinate.
  • (20) The tree bumblebee, as its name suggests, normally nests in holes in trees, but finds bird boxes the perfect habitat and has taken full advantage of the thousands of nesting opportunities provided by British bird lovers.

Humblebee


Definition:

  • (n.) The bumblebee.

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