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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Added media. | Nov 02, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Bumble bee movement ecology: foraging and dispersal across castes and life stages. | Oct 18, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CellPress - Current Biology - Animal cognition: the self-image of a Bumblebee. | Jan 02, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Bumble Bee Conservation. | Sep 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The adaptation of bumblebees to extremely high elevation associated with their gut microbiota. | Aug 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Bumble bee movement ecology: foraging and dispersal across castes and life stages. | Feb 05, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Insect Science - Resilience of bumblebee foraging behavior despite colony size reduction. | Dec 10, 2024 | ||
| Expanded physical description and added a taxonomic box. | Oct 03, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: USDA - Forest Service - Bumblebees (Bombus spp.). | Aug 12, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education - Raising Bumble Bees. | Apr 12, 2024 | ||
| Revised taxonomy. Noted that Psithyrus species are now placed within Bombus. | Mar 02, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Missouri Department of Conservation - Bumblebees. | Feb 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - What to Know About Bumblebees. | Dec 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - Facts About Bumblebees. | Oct 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: NatureMapping Foundation - Bumblebee Facts. | Jun 22, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Bumble bees in landscapes with abundant floral resources have lower pathogen loads. | May 11, 2023 | ||
| Added cross-references throughout. | Mar 03, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: PennState Extension - The Bumble Bee Lifestyle. | Feb 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Wisconsin�Madison - Bumble Bees of Wisconsin - General Information. | Jan 13, 2023 | ||
| Added an image of an endangered rusty patched bumblebee. | May 10, 2019 | ||
| Added video. | Mar 05, 2015 | ||
| Added "bumble bee" as an alternate spelling. | Jan 13, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Bumble Bee. | Dec 18, 2014 | ||
| Added image of bumblebee. | Nov 18, 2009 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 04, 1999 |
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