Lloyd Spear wrote:
>What the British call 'Bumblebees', we call just plain solitary bees.
Lloyd
Bumblebees are not solitary. They are social insects that form an annual
nest, with only the queen overwintering - in the same way as wasps (I sense
another teminological problem coming on!) - yellowjackets? Yes, they are
very 'furry'.
>From what little I know, I think the Brits are more
>correct than ourselves.
How could I possibly disagree with that?
Peter Edwards
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