That is important because the exact opposite has been found in the bumblebee, another social insect.
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"One of the main reasons bumble bees have been declining over the last 70, 80 years has been changes in the landscape, " explains Dawn Ewing, outreach manager of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust.
In Britain, where better records have been kept, more than half the native bumblebee species either have become extinct or are facing extinction in the next few decades.
The first comprehensive photographic field guide to the British bumblebee has been written by leading bumblebee authority, Mike Edwards, and Martin Jenner, who was on the programme this morning.
The book is called : 'The Field Guide to the British Bumblebee'.
The Franklin bumblebee, for instance a mostly black bee native to northwest California and southwest Oregon was abundant in 1998, but the following year went into a steep and probably terminal decline.
Aside from BumbleBee the firm sold out of four other investments in December and still has 60% of its latest fund to put to work.
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The old airplanes, including a Lockheed Vega 5B, which looks like a fat bumblebee, are the most stirring sights in the movie.
The director fell in love with the new Camaro concept car and chose it to play the lead role of Bumblebee.
One neighbor opened his screen door a little too wide and bumped the (highly padded) bumblebee off his front porch.
It's a hell of a flight for a bumblebee... the most likely thing is someone imported a Queen, and they normally come with workers and attendants and they probably had the mites.
The GSPCA has been looking after Jethou Bumblebee since November and Hanois since January.
The two mammals were named after the locations where they were found - Jethou Bumblebee and Hanois.
The two researchers and their colleagues raised 75 bumblebee colonies in their laboratory.
Gardeners are being encouraged to grow striped flowers to encourage bumblebee populations, after research suggested the insects are most attracted to them.
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The grand prize winner will be picked up by BUMBLEBEE and transported to school where OPTIMUS PRIME will be waiting with TRANSFORMERS toys and products in his trailer.
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Just past the Darth Maul made from Legos, next to the booth selling superhero cologne, fans jockey for pictures with Bumblebee.
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