Bees and bumble bees
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Bees and bumble bees
Hymenoptera: Apidae
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Bumble bees have a robust black body covered with hair of variable colors (yellow, orange, black and white).
Léo-Guy Simard, Ag. & Agri-Food Canada
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Principal species are honey bees and bumble bees. Bumble bees, e.g. Bombus sp. (A) have a robust black body covered with hair of variable colors (yellow, orange, black, and white). Honey bees, e.g. Apis mellifera L. (B) are more delicate; they are golden brown with yellow rings on the abdomen, and have a hairy body.