In a message dated 22/11/05 22:41:11 GMT Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
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<<What the British call 'Bumblebees', we call just plain solitary bees. In
fact, our Mason Bee looks a lot like the British Bumblebees. We pretty much
reserve the term bumblebee for the yellow/black striped bee that looks as if
it covered with hair. From what little I know, I think the Brits are more
correct than ourselves.
Lloyd>>
We don't use the term for solitary bees, but for the social bees of the
genus Bombus, and often colloquially for similar-looking bees such as the cuckoo
bees of the genus Psithyrus.
Regards,
Robert Brenchley
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