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In episode 30, we learned about bugs. And in that episode, we discussed lots of different

bugs and insects. But there is one insect that truly deserves its own episode. This week,

we are getting curious about bees. So this episode is going to be unbelievable. Bees are super

important. So let's find out why. But before we do, what's the question

of the week? The question of the week is, do bees die after they sting you? Okay, bees are flying

insects. They are close relatives of wasps and ants. They can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Bees come in lots of different sizes.

The smallest bees are stingless bees that are less than two millimeters long. That's about 8 100ths of an inch.

The largest bees are leaf cutter bees, and they can be up to 39 millimeters long,

which is more than an inch and a half.

That means that leaf cutter bees are about 20 times bigger than the tiny stingless bees. The bee feeds on nectar and pollen.

They use nectar for energy and pollen for protein and nutrition.

Bees are pollinators. That's what makes them really important.

About one-third of the food we eat exists as a result of bee pollination. Here's how

pollination works. A bee goes to one flower to collect nectar. Pollin from that flower sticks to the

body of the bee. The bee then flies away from that flower, but the pollen is still stuck to its body.

The bee then lands on another flower of the same type as the first

and leaves the pollen from the first flower in flower number two.

Bees move around so much so they can pollinate.

A worker bee usually lives for less than eight weeks. Bees move around so much so they can pollinate.

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