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The bushes near Carleton Beck exuded the deep sonorous zoom sound of queen red-tailed and buff-tailed bumblebees, and all around the lee side of the thicket were the hoverflies known technically as Eristalis intricarius.
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Today we are one step closer to understanding how bumblebee brains work because of ground breaking research conducted by 28 British schoolchildren aged 8 to 10 who discovered that buff-tailed bumblebees Bombus terrestris use a combination of colors and spatial relationships in deciding which color of flower to forage from. honeybee hive is a superlative architectural masterpiece.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Dr. Reese Halter 2011
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Whilst the buff-tailed bumblebee worker below won't produce any honey for me at least that pollen won't form sweet gooey sugary goodness for anyone else to enjoy.
Earth, Wind & Water 2010
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Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have found that while most bees are hibernating, the buff-tailed bumblebee, Bombus terrestris, is out taking advantage of exotic winter-flowering plants in the gardens and parks.
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"However, this research points to a major new change in the behaviour of the British buff-tailed bumblebee.
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