What's Causing the Cute Rusty-Patch Bumble Bee to Go Extinct?
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A genetic chart may help scientists bring the endangered insect back from the brink.
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77 Types of Bees With Real Pictures: Identify by Location, Size, Color, Species
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Bumble bee answers every beekeeper needs - Honey Bee Suite
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Endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Habitat Not Designated as Critical : EnviroScience
We're doing something right': Sightings of endangered rusty patched bumblebees create a buzz
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Honey bees are not in peril. These bees are. - Vox
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Rusty Patched Bumblebee listed as endangered species - lesson facts questions
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Rusty Patched Bumble Bee: The First Bee in the Continental U.S. to be Protected Under the Endangered Species Act
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How to help Wisconsin's disappearing native bees in your yard
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Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Officially Listed As Endangered
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Rusty Patched Bumble Bee