Know the difference between honeybees, bumblebees, and other wild bees? Pictured below is a bumblebee (Bombus sp.) next to a honeybee (Apis mellifera) and a solitary mason bee (Osmia sp.). Bumblebees are particularly plump and fuzzy. Only carpenter bees (Xylocopa spp.) are similar in size, but these bees have a partially bare, shiny abdomen, whereas bumblebees tend to be uniformly covered with dense hairs. Help us assess all bumblebees:
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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