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What's the difference between a honey bee and a bumble bee?

Maggie Koerth-Baker at 9:45 am • •

Because I have, in the past, illustrated a story about honey bees with a picture of a bumble bee, I am posting this handy chart, put together by biologist Alex Wild, as a form of penance.