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Home / Science / Biology / Flora and Fauna / Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Hymenoptera / Bees / Bombus
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- Bombus Species - Photographs of many different species, all on flowers.
cedarcreek.umn.edu/insects/album/025070002ap.html
- Bombus terrestris and Bombus lucorum - How to recognise these species, and information on their natural history, nesting behaviour and location, foraging preferences, tongue length.
www.mearns.org.uk/mrssmith/bees/terr.htm
- Bombus-L - Listserv list - the biology of bumble bees discussion group.
www.bee-l.com/bombusl.htm
- Bumble Bees - Lists of the species, with biogeographic and distribution information. From the Natural History Museum, UK.
www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/bombus
- Bumble Bees Around the House - Factsheet from Clemson University on the interesting life cycle and benefits of bumble bees. Includes information on safety precautions to take near bees and bee conservation.
hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC2500.htm
- Bumblebee Nest Box - Describes the construction and placement of a bumblebee nest box.
users.anet.com/~manytimes/page40.htm
- Bumblebees - Pages about the natural history of bumblebees in general, and keys to identify species commonly found in the north-east of Scotland.
www.mearns.org.uk/mrssmith/bees/bees.htm
- Discover the Bumble Bee - Encouraging the bumblebee in domestic gardens and lawns.
www.netlink.co.uk/users/hercules/Bee.html
- Homing Ability of Bombus terrestris - Research into the navigational ability of this species, as a pdf file, finding that they can find their nests after having been transported nearly 10 km away in the dark.
www.edpsciences.org/articles/inra-apido/abs/2001/01/m1106/m1106.html
- Plants of Interest to Bumblebees - Lists of plants, from Tom Clothier's Garden Walk and Talk.
users.anet.com/~manytimes/page31.htm
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