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How do honeybees form a new beehive?
Wild honey bees make hives in rock crevices, hollow trees and other areas that scout bees believe are appropriate for their colony. Similar to the hab...
Characteristics of a bee?
Most bees have short, thick bodies covered with hair and, like all insects, six legs and three body parts: head, thorax, and abdomen. The thorax in tu...
How many bumble bees are there in the world?
A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus Bombus, part of Apidae, one of the bee families....Bumb...
What species of bumblebee has a big red stripe across its tail along with some yellow?
What kind of bees have a Red Stripe?Does the Red-tailed bumblebee sting?Are red-tailed bumblebees rare?How do I identify a bumble bee?How big are red...
Where do bees hide?
Honey bees can thrive in natural or domesticated environments, though they prefer to live in gardens, woodlands, orchards, meadows and other areas whe...
What are the 7 species of bees?
The seven species--Hylaeus anthracinus, Hylaeus assimulans, Hylaeus facilis, Hylaeus hilaris, Hylaeus kuakea, Hylaeus longiceps, and Hylaeus mana --we...
What body part of bee used to eating and getting food?
Proboscis. The proboscis of the honey bee is simply a long, slender, hairy tongue that acts as a straw to bring the liquid food (nectar, honey and wat...
What is a bumblebee defense?
It is fairly common in insects. Both the queen and the female workers have a sharp stinger to defend against threats and predators. These stingers do ...
Is a bee a minibeast?
"Minibeast" or "Minibeasts" is a term for a variety of arthropods and other invertebrates, including spiders, ants, termites, butterflies, bees, wasps...