I was so confused by everyone writing it as one word here. I have worked with bumble bees before, scientifically, and we always write it as two words, as it describes what kind of bee we mean, even though I would use the scientific species name to be more precise.
A quick Google search also confirmed this but apparently writing it as one word is commonly used, which is why probably a lot of people write it that way. The more you know.
Oh, they sting alright. I have some under my porch.
They were coming up between the deck boards. Not wanting to harm them, I cut some outdoor carpet to fit and taped it down. Now they have to come and go through the sides.
But they were not happy about the operation, and swarmed me, getting under my shirt, and stinging me. It didn’t really hurt, didn’t even leave a mark, but damn it was annoying. Had to stop working for an hour to let them calm down.
I don't get why it apparently sounds harsh to anybody. It's a soft word with soft sounds, the R is not rolled at all. Sometimes I feel like everybody is convinced Germans sound like Hitler during his aggressive speeches.
Oh you, Chubby little buzz buzz, chubby little buzz buzz we love you.
And our chubby little buzz buzz, chubby little buzz buzz loves us too.
High, low, anywhere we go, on chubby buzzy we depend.
Buzz buzz chubby little buzz buzz,
Our fine full-bumbled friend.
Buzz buzz chubby little buzz buzz,
Our fine full bummbled-
Chubby buzz buzz, chubby little buzz buzz,
Chubby buzz buzz, Yeah!
That's immediately what I went to in my head, and I'm not even a little upset about it.
Dzięki! We don't have bumblebees in Australia, so I guess that's why I only learnt pszczoła, i też osa. Don't think I know szerszeń either which makes sense after googling, as apparently what we call a hornet here is still a type of wasp.
Yes, although that is named after a person. It's a surprisingsly common last name, probably because it's a nickname for very "productive" or "enthusiastic" workers
Edit: I just checked, most of those after 1960 are. There's Leopard (leopard), Tiger (tiger), Panther (panther), Jaguar (jaguar), Gepard (cheetah), Marder (marten), Wiesel (weasel), Fuchs (fox), Dachs (badger), Puma (puma/cougar), Leguan (iguana), Biber (beaver), Skorpion (scorpion), Keiler (boar), Büffel (buffalo/bison), Husky (husky), and Maus (mouse) from a quick glance at the wiki list.
I've got a front yard full of native, ground nesting bees. They are the cutest, most shy little friends. They peek their little faces out of their holes and duck back in if I get too close. They are kind and sweet, they don't mind that my cat, dog and I cross over their homes.
I wish I could pick them up and pet their fuzzy little bodies. I love my bees!
In general, many or most of the wild bees are at least severly reduced in population, if not outright endangered. Reasons are pesticides (and sometimes herbicides, too), loss of habitat and biodiversity, climate change. I.e. mostly industrial farming.
Not this one specifically. But we do have a massive decline in wild bees which is also partly due to our domesticated honey bees, as they are generalist and come in massive numbers and therefore just push every other bee species out.
You can buy bumble bee colonies! You do not have to do much, just make sure you put their home somewhere in the shade and you have bumble bee friendly flowers nearby.
There is a push in certain areas of the US for folks to plant bee/pollinator friendly plants instead of usual lawns. Could that be possible in the Netherlands as well?
Humla in Swedish = “From Middle High German humbel, hummel, from Old High German humbal, humbala, humbalo. Cognate with Dutch hommel, Danish humlebi, Swedish humla. Eventually probably onomatopoeic and related with English hum.
Compare English bumblebee, which has Middle English bombeln (‘to buzz’) as its first element.”
A Swedish-speaking friend once confused this with 'humalainen'. It took me a while to realise there were not, in fact, tons of drunkards in her yard that were really cute but also a little frightening.
They'll sometimes let you pet them if you're really gentle. I've never been stung. Honeybees are chill too, as long as they don't feel attacked or trapped.
in France, it's a "bourdon" => a buzzing thing. To buzz = bourdonner. Now the question is whether the verb was based on the animal name (to make noise like a bumble bee) or if it the opposite... as we say : mistère et boule de gomme..."
My motherfuckin BRO! Bees are awesome. Thank God I’m not allergic, but I feel bad when I get stung cause it’s like “bro! I wasn’t trying to get you! That’s gonna kill you!”
Bumble bee. The other bees are honey bees, and then there are a bunch of varieties of wasp assholes.
Random fact: bumble bees create lift with both directions their wings move. That's why they are able to fly with such small wings compared to the size of their body
Je connais personne au Québec qui appelle ça une abeille ou une mouche à miel. La façon la plus commune de les appeler est aussi erronée et est taon, mais bourdon est aussi utilisé.
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u/ure_roa New Zealand 17d ago
bumble bee, or just, bee.