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		<title>The Buff-Tailed Bumblebee</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 09:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-buff-tailed-bumblebee/" title="The Buff-Tailed Bumblebee" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/btb1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="buff-tailed bumblebee" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/btb1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/btb1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/btb1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The buff-tailed bumblebee, aka large earth bumblebee, can be found in Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia. They are 1 of the main species used in greenhouse pollination. Therefore, they can be found in many foreign locales. These bumblebees face the threats of genetic contamination of local (and especially island) [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Fate of the Moscardón</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-fate-of-the-moscardon/" title="The Fate of the Moscardón" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/moscardon1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="moscardón" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/moscardon1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/moscardon1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/moscardon1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The moscard&#xF3;n is 1 of the largest bee species in the world, with the Wallace&#x2019;s giant bee being #1. They are endemic to the temperate forests of southern South America. Sadly, these bees face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, [&#x2026;]</p>
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