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第101章 蜂的种类

There are about 20,000species,or kinds,of bees.Bees live everywhere in the world except on high mountains,in the Arctic and Antarctic,and on some small islands in the ocean.

Some bees are as small as 0.08inch (2millimeters).Some bees are as big as 1.6inches (4centimeters).Bees come in many colors black,gray,yellow,red,green,or blue.Most bees live alone.They are called solitary bees.Some bees live in groups called colonies.They are social bees.

Body of a Bee