Bumble bees live in colonies with a few hundred insects that include a queen, female workers, and male bees (called drones).

I never realized how fuzzy a bumble bee is until I got to hold one between my fingertips. It feels like a furry black and yellow bear, buzzing with its tiny body, wriggling with its legs. The ...

This male swiftwing flower fly (Volucella facialis) has enormous eyes that join together on the top of its head, which is one way you can tell it’s not a bumble bee. Photo by Thompson Hyggen ...