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I like bumblebees

by thomas on June 26, 2009 (Feature image by Steve Punter)

Bumblebee sunbathing

Bumblebees are cool. They’re my favorite pollinators. They buzz around somewhat clumsily on their pollen-and-nectar gathering field trips, openly defying anyone claiming they can’t fly. They help big time with the pollination of our food plants. And they’re generally so docile that you’ll have to step on them or try to eat them to make [...]

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