Elin GregoryApr 4, 2023
Graham Sutherland / Polynomial
every time I see a bee I think of this
Apr 4, 2023 at 10:22amWeb
Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialApr 4, 2023
Show threadAl GorithmApr 4, 2023
@gsuberland I don't know why I find this so funny
Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialApr 4, 2023
@TheBreadmonkey the second it popped into my head I burst out laughing
Show threadAl GorithmMay 23, 2023
@gsuberland This just popped up again and is still incredibly funny to me
Show threadBenApr 3, 2025

@gsuberland

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

Show threadHeike HarmsApr 4, 2023
@gsuberland 😂
Show threadCaesar RylanApr 4, 2023
@gsuberland bee! bzzzzzzzzzzzt c:
Show threadMikeZilla Minus OneApr 4, 2023
@gsuberland 😂
Show threadNathan J Anderson, PhDApr 4, 2023
@gsuberland makes sense to me
Show threadIan Hecht 🇨🇦Apr 4, 2023
@gsuberland I am totally using this in my Diversity of Life science class! 🤣
Show threadWilliam PietriApr 4, 2023
@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 😂.
Show threadSJ RobinsApr 4, 2023
@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! 🐝
Show threadSWORRAApr 4, 2023
@gsuberland
Show threadCharles RoperApr 4, 2023

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

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
Show threadFayeApr 4, 2023
@gsuberland 😊 So Humble… let me try to change that. 😉 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
Show threadBob DownieApr 4, 2023
@gsuberland Proper silly 😂
Show threadBetsyApr 5, 2023

@gsuberland

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!!

Show threadRockyApr 5, 2023
@gsuberland 
Show threadCats Who Draw Feb 19, 2024
@gsuberland my wife thought this was hilarious, thank you!