Definition of BUMBLEBEE

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And the bumblebee was the perfect candidate for the job. — Katherine Long, The Seattle Times, "Backpack-wearing bumblebees could buzz fields, tell farmers how crops are doing," 13 Dec. 2018 Scientists at the University of Washington have equipped bumblebees with tiny sensors that could one day be used to monitor crops on a farm. — Katherine Long, The Seattle Times, "Backpack-wearing bumblebees could buzz fields, tell farmers how crops are doing," 13 Dec. 2018 Crowds are dangerous: parasites are found more heavily on bumblebees in urban areas. — Joanna Klein, New York Times, "Bumblebees Thrive in the City but Struggle on the Farm," 27 June 2018 Guests including Alicia Keys, Verbal and Yoon of Ambush, Exile Hiro, and Williams’s wife, Helen Lasichanh, stepped onto a bumblebee-yellow carpet before entering the world envisaged by Williams and his coterie of creators. — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, "Pharrell and American Express Lead the Charge to Protect the Arts at the Inaugural Yellow Ball," 11 Sep. 2018 The crowning glory: a creative, matching siblings costume—one dear and genius friend has already won in my book with her toddler daughter in a flowerpot and her baby sister as a bumblebee. — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, "Are You Dressing Your Kids for Halloween—or for Instagram?," 30 Oct. 2018 The oldest and youngest were twin zebras; Dorothy and the Tin Man; a ladybug and a bumblebee. — Elisabeth Egan, Glamour, "I Always Take My Kids Trick-or-Treating. This Year I Was Fired.," 29 Oct. 2018 All species, from mason bees and carpenter bees to the lovable bumblebee, are fighting disease, habitat loss and changes in climate. — Kevin Davenport, idahostatesman, "Why are these 250,000 bees hanging out on this sweet Downtown Boise rooftop?," 11 July 2018 Menus, which used to be kept inside a clear plastic sheath, are now presented inside folders made of textured handmade paper, held in place with stickers of bumblebees and butterflies. — New York Times, "A Brooklyn Favorite for Jamaican Food Beats the Odds," 26 June 2018

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