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Honey bees are cold blooded because their internal body heat changes due to the weather.

There are many people who do not like bees because they sting. Whenever they see a bee, they run away from them. However, there are many reasons that bees should be around. It would be terrible if bees went extinct. There are specific functions for certain bees. Many bees pollinate many of the crops. If these crops were not pollinated, then there would be fewer crops growing to produce food for people all over the world. Bees play an important part in agriculture and feeding the world. They also produce honey. If honey bees were extinct with the rest of the bee population, then the likelihood of getting honey would be small. Then as a result, farmers and other workers would lose their jobs.

Turns out bee flight mechanisms are more exotic than thought. "The honeybees have a rapid wing beat," Altshuler told LiveScience. "In contrast to the fruit fly that has one eightieth the body size and flaps its wings200 timeseach second, the much larger honeybee flaps its wings230 timesevery second."Jan 9, 2006

It seems to have originated in eastern tropical Africa and spread from there toEuropeand eastwards intoAsiato the Tien Shan range. It is variously called theEuropean, western, or common honey bee in different parts of the world.

Depends on location more northern the bees need more honey for winter.

There are nearly20,000known species of bees in seven recognized biological families. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, in every habitat on the planet that contains insect-pollinated flowering plants. Some species including honey bees, bumblebees, and stingless bees live socially in colonies.

The Lynx is not a bee among these. A lynx is any of the four species within the Lynx genus of medium-sized wild cats, which includes the bobcat. The name "lynx" originated in Middle English derived from the Indo-European root. Neither the caracal, sometimes called the desert lynx, nor the jungle cat, called the jungle lynx, is a member of the Lynx genus. Lynx have a short tail, characteristic tufts of black hair on the tips of their ears, large, padded paws for walking on snow and long whiskers on the face. Under their neck, they have a ruff which has black bars resembling a bow tie although this is often not visible.

White man s fly

False

1. 5 mph

Cold Blooded

15 MPHThe honeybees wings stroke is fast, approximately 200 beats per second, this is what makes their distinctive buzz sound. Those wings can propel the bee up to 15 miles an hour. So dont swat at them then try to run away as you are probably going to hurt yourself anyways. Just push them away slowly with your hand and they will not see that as aggressive. They are curious and like to smell things out, especially floral perfume.