There are more species of insects than any other group of animals in the world. Most insects also have two antennae and two sets of wings. We are all probably familiar with the buzzing bumblebee with its distinctive, stripey body. There are many different species of bumblebee. Like many insects, bumblebees help flowering plants to reproduce by carrying pollen from flower to flower.
Bumblebees are social insects living in groups.
Bumblebees are related to honeybees but honeybees are much smaller, have finer hairs on their bodies and live in huge colonies in hives, often provided by humans . The scientific name of the bumblebee is Bombus.