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Bumblebee nest. Bumblebees are eusocial insects, along with honeybees, ants, termites, and some wasps. In this image of an active nest in a museum, we can see the storage vessels in which honey (said to be sweeter than that of honeybees), pollen, and offspring are stored.

title	Bumblebee_nest, EL_DP101
common name	Bumblebee
scientific name	Bombus
taxonomic group	Apidae
date1 yyyymmdd	20040706
source	Dan L. Perlman
Change over time	Life cycles
Behavior	Social; Nesting
Organisms	Animals
Animals	Insects

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