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Bees v Wasps

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Bees are the main pollinators of a huge number of crops, about three-quarters of the things we eat. There are over 100,000 species of wasps but only 22,000 bees. Waspes can turn other insects and arthropods into zombies. Inside their venom, they're able to paralyze insects. You can even teach bees to play football. And if that isn't enough, just I'll finish off with the hairy-footed flower bee,. A solitary bee that flies around our gardens in the spring. The male has his middle feet, have big tots of hairs on them. When they're mating, he gently strokes the face of the female with his

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