every time I see a bee I think of this
@gsuberland I don't know why I find this so funny
@TheBreadmonkey the second it popped into my head I burst out laughing
@gsuberland This just popped up again and is still incredibly funny to me

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Remembering this and chuckling today. Still one of my all time favourites.

@gsuberland I am totally using this in my Diversity of Life science class! 🀣
@gsuberland At least on my screen, the cropping is perfect for this joke. It gave me enough time to be fully confused by the time I saw the punchline. Actual πŸ˜‚.
@gsuberland is this the sentence diagramming of Entomology… because I like it a lot better than the stuff we did in English class. And now I’m going to look at the bum of every bumblebee and think of this! 🐝

@gsuberland My colleagues produced a nice guide to insect morphology if you're interested in the real thing πŸ™‚

https://www.field-studies-council.org/2023/02/22/insect-morphology/

Bee, beetle, or bug? An introduction to insect morphology

With thousands of insects in the UK, it can be hard to know where to start when identifying them. But one of the first things to get used to is telling

Field Studies Council
@gsuberland 😊 So Humble… let me try to change that. πŸ˜‰ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/aug/01/humblebee-bumblebee-darwin
How the humblebee became the bumblebee

Darwin's name for the bee was replaced in the 20th century

The Guardian

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this is just wonderful, I will never be able to see a bu-- heck, I can't even type the *word* bumb- ha ha!! Bumblebee, without laughing!!

@gsuberland my wife thought this was hilarious, thank you!