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The large garden bumblebee, aka ruderal bumblebee, is a long-tongued bumblebee that is found in Europe and in some parts of northern Africa. They use their long face and tongue to pollinate hard-to-reach tubed flowers. These bees face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming […]

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The yellowjacket, aka yellow jacket, is a predatory but social wasp species native to the United States and Canada. They are often confused with paper wasps and hornets. These insects are typically identified by their tell-tale yellow and black (sometimes white and black) markings, their presence only in colonies, and […]

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The Japanese giant hornet. They’re twice as large as a normal hornet, defensive, their sting can cause tissue necrosis (tissue death), and they bring their young the decapitated bodies of their enemies. These highly territorial hornets find strength in numbers. Where there is 1, there are many. They also have […]

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