Bumblebee (disambiguation)
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A bumblebee
is a flying insect of the genus Bombus.
Bumblebee may also refer to:
Bumblebee
A bumble bee is any member of the bee genus Bombus, in the family Apidae. There are over 250 known species, existing primarily in the Northern Hemisphere although they are common in New Zealand and in the Australian state of Tasmania.Bumble bees are social insects that are characterised by black...
is a flying insect of the genus Bombus.
Bumblebee may also refer to:
Arthropods
- Some large Argiope (spider)Argiope (spider)The genus Argiope includes rather large and spectacular spiders that have often a strikingly coloured abdomen. These are well distributed throughout the world, and most countries in temperate or warmer climates have one or more species, which look similar....
species have black and yellow bands on their abdomens; the name 'bumble bee spider' has been used informally (examples: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-photo/niknash/nippon-2006/1156238940/11jul-02.jpg/tpod.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragons_eyesight/4043161570/)
Insects
- Bumble bee scarab beetles, of the family GlaphyridaeGlaphyridaeGlaphyridae is a family of beetles, commonly known as The bumble bee scarab beetles. There are eight genera with about 80 species distributed worldwide.-External links:...
- BumblebeewolfBumblebeewolfThe bumblebeewolf is a species of bee-hunting wasp of North America....
, a species of bee-hunting wasp (or "beewolf") - The bumble bee mimic Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylans is a large species of hoverfly.It is larger than most hoverflies at 20mm long, and looks something like a Bumble bee with a furry black, yellow and/or white body, but is given away by its head and eyes which show it is a true fly, like a Blow-fly. It occurs in several forms each...
, a large species of hoverfly - The archaic English colloquialism dumbledor was used for both the bumblebee and cockchaferCockchaferThe cockchafer is a European beetle of the genus Melolontha, in the family Scarabaeidae....
Shrimp
- Bumblebee shrimp, CaridinaCaridinaCaridina is a genus of freshwater atyid shrimps. They are widely found in tropical or subtropical water currents in Asia, Oceania and Africa. They are filter-feeders, collector-gatherers and omnivorous scavengers. They range from 0.9–9.8 mm to 1.2–7.4 mm Caridina is a genus of freshwater...
trifasciata - Striped bumblebee shrimp, Gnathophyllum americanumGnathophyllum americanumGnathophyllum americanum, commonly known as the "striped bumblebee shrimp," is a species of shrimp that is common throughout tropical lagoons, bays, and reefs. Similar in coloration to a brightly-coloured bumblebee, with blue highlights, the striped bumblebee shrimp can grow up to in length....
Vertebrates
- Bumblebee bat, a nickname for Kitti's Hog-nosed Bat, the world's smallest mammal
- Bumblebee HummingbirdBumblebee HummingbirdThe Bumblebee Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is predominantly found in Mexico, but has occurred as a vagrant in the United States.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
- Bumblebee poison frog, aka Yellow-banded poison dart frog
Fish
- Bumblebee catfish (disambiguation), which refers to a number of different species
- Bumblebee cichlid, Pseudotropheus crabroPseudotropheus crabroThe bumblebee cichlid, Pseudotropheus crabro, is a freshwater fish of the cichlid family. It is also known as hornet cichlid. It is endemic to many regions of Lake Malawi and is found in different habitats but most frequently in large caves...
- Bumblebee gobies, of the genus BrachygobiusBrachygobiusBrachygobius is a small genus of gobies. They are popular aquarium fish where a number of species are sold as bumblebee gobies because their colours are similar to those of bumblebees.-Morphology:...
- Bumblebee grouper, aka Giant grouperGiant grouperThe giant grouper , also known as the brindle bass, brown spotted cod, or bumblebee grouper and as the Queensland groper in Australia, is the largest bony fish found in coral reefs, and the aquatic emblem of Queensland, Australia. It is found throughout the Indo-Pacific region, with the exception...
Compositions
- Flight of the BumblebeeFlight of the Bumblebee"Flight of the Bumblebee" is an orchestral interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan, composed in 1899–1900. The piece closes Act III, Tableau 1, during which the magic Swan-Bird changes Prince Gvidon Saltanovich into an insect so that he can fly away to...
, an orchestral interlude by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov circa 1900 - A bumble bee is one of the things that tickles in the folk song Ticklish ReubenTicklish Reuben"Ticklish Reuben" is a folk song written by Cal Stewart in 1900. Released on the Victor Label, the song is a prime example of the "laughing song" genre...
from 1900 - Be My Little Baby Bumble BeeBe My Little Baby Bumble Bee"Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee" is a popular song.The music was written by Henry I. Marshall, the lyrics by Stanley Murphy. The song was published in 1912.The song has since become a standard, recorded by many artists...
, a song from 1912 - Bumble Boogie, a swing-jazz variation of Rimski-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee, used in Disney's 1948 Melody TimeMelody TimeMelody Time is a 1948 animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on May 27, 1948. Made up of several sequences set to popular music and folk music, the film is, like Make Mine Music before it, the popular music version of Fantasia Melody Time is a 1948...
- "I'm bringin' home a baby bumblebee", a traditional American children's song sung to the tune of The Arkansas Traveler (song)The Arkansas Traveler (song)"The Arkansas Traveler" was the state song of Arkansas from 1949 to 1963; it has been the state historical song since 1987. The music was composed in the 19th century by Colonel Sanford C...
- "Bumble Bee", a 1999 song by BambeeDesirée Sparre-EngerDesirée Sparre-Enger, also known as Bambee, is a Norwegian bubblegum dance singer. She uses the name Bambee as a reference to her eyes, comparable to those of a deer - originally; she considered using the name Bambi but changed the spelling to avoid copyright issues.Several of her more popular...
, which was featured in the dance video games Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMixDance Dance Revolution 3rdMIXDance Dance Revolution 3rdMix, or 3rdMix, is the 3rd game in the Dance Dance Revolution series of music video games. It was released in the arcades by Konami on October 30, 1999. Although only officially released in Japan, units exist worldwide...
and In the Groove 2In the Groove 2In the Groove 2 is the sequel to Roxor Games' 2004 arcade game In the Groove. It was released to arcades officially on June 18, 2005. It is available as an upgrade kit and as a dedicated cabinet developed by Andamiro... - Gita milindamGita milindamGita-milindam,Song of the Bumblebee is a famous Lyrics in Sanskrit written by Indian Poet, Manmohan Acharya.-Theme:It contains 15 gunjans in different melodious Rhythms . The Poet sweeped over untouched horizons and speakes for the common mass.The couple of bumble-bees are the natural singers and...
("Song of the Bumblebee") in Sanskrit, first published in 1999 - Bumble Bees (song)Bumble Bees (song)"Bumble Bees" is the eleventh single release by the Scandinavian dance-pop group Aqua overall, and the first since "Lollipop " not to be released in the United Kingdom. The song more closely resembled their earlier releases, not possessing the slower beat of "Turn Back Time" or the anthemic,...
, a 2000 song by Aqua
Musicians
- Bumble Bee SlimBumble Bee SlimAmos Easton , better known by the stage name Bumble Bee Slim, was an American Piedmont blues musician.-Biography:Easton was born in Brunswick, Georgia, United States...
, popular American Blues singer of the 1930's who recorded into the 1950s - B. Bumble and the StingersB. Bumble and the StingersB. Bumble and the Stingers were an American instrumental ensemble in the early 1960s, who specialized in making rock and roll arrangements of classical melodies. Their biggest hits were "Bumble Boogie" and "Nut Rocker", which reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1962...
, an American instrumental ensemble in the early 1960s - Buhmble Bee, a member of Nemesis (rap crew)Nemesis (rap crew)Nemesis is the first rap crew from Dallas, Texas to enjoy popularity in the US and world-wide, thanks to their label, Profile Records, which was well-known for bringing out many popular east coast rap releases such as Run-DMC, Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde, and Dana Dane...
Instruments
- Bumblebee (aka "Charvel Hybrid VH2"), a FrankenstratFrankenstratFrankenstrat is a guitar created by Eddie Van Halen.-Overview of the Frankenstrat:The Frankenstrat represented Van Halen's attempt to combine the sound of a classic Gibson guitar with the physical attributes of a Fender. It was originally made from an ash Stratocaster body, with pickup routing that...
produced for Eddie Van HalenEddie Van HalenEdward Lodewijk "Eddie" Van Halen is a Dutch-American guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...
and buried with Dimebag DarrellDimebag DarrellDarrell Lance Abbott , also known as Diamond Darrell and Dimebag Darrell, was an American guitarist. He was best known as a founding member of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan. Abbott also contributed to the album Rebel Meets Rebel, a collaboration between Pantera and David Allan Coe... - Hummel (instrument)Hummel (instrument)The hummel is an old Swedish stringed instrument similar to an older type of zither and is related to the Norwegian langeleik. The name is thought to come from the German word hummel, meaning "bumblebee", referring to the droning sound created by the accompaniment strings.-History:The hummel is...
("bumble bee") an old Swedish stringed instrument which produces a droning sound
Fiction
- The Bumblebee Flies Anyway (novel)The Bumblebee Flies Anyway (novel)The Bumblebee Flies Anyway is a young adult novel by Robert Cormier. It was published in 1983.-Plot synopsis:This story stars teenaged Barney Snow. He’s a United States resident who is also part of "the Complex," an experimental facility where drugs are tested on children and teens with terminal...
- The Bumblebee Flies AnywayThe Bumblebee Flies AnywayFor the novel by Robert Cormier, see The Bumblebee Flies Anyway The Bumblebee Flies Anyway is a 1999 film starring Elijah Wood, directed by Martin Duffy. It was based on the novel of the same name by Robert Cormier.-Plot:...
, a movie based on the novel - BhrngadutamBhrngadutamBhṛṅgadūtam , literally The bumblebee messenger, is a Sanskrit minor poem of the Dūtakāvya genre composed by Jagadguru Rāmabhadrācārya . The poem consists of 501 verses in the Mandakrāntā metre divided in two parts...
("The bumblebee messenger"), a Sanskrit minor poem - The ESWAT (Appleseed)ESWAT (Appleseed)The Extra-Special Weapons and Advanced Tactics is a paramilitary group in Masamune Shirow's Appleseed. It serves as a counter-terrorism unit, crime response, and special forces branch of the Central Management Bureau, enforcing international law and keeping the peace in Olympus.-Recruitment:ESWAT...
use a 'Bumblebee' insertion ship
Characters
- Bumblebee (Transformers)Bumblebee (Transformers)Bumblebee is the name of several fictional characters from the various Transformers universes. In most incarnations, Bumblebee is a small, yellow Autobot with the altmode of a compact car.- Transformers: Generation 1 :...
, a car robot in the American Transformers series - Bumblebee Man, a character from The Simpsons
- Bumblebee (comics)Bumblebee (comics)Bumblebee is a fictional character, existing in DC Comics' main shared universe. She is a former member of the Teen Titans and a current member of the Doom Patrol...
, a DC Comics superheroine
For small children
- Babbitty Bumble, a bumble bee from The Tale of Mrs. TittlemouseThe Tale of Mrs. TittlemouseThe Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, and published by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1910. The tale is about housekeeping and insect pests in the home, and reflects Potter's own sense of tidiness and her abhorrence of insect infestations. The...
, a 1910 children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter - Mr. Do-Bee, an oversized bumblebee that was a recurring character in the US children's television series Romper RoomRomper RoomRomper Room is a children's television series that ran in the United States from 1953 to 1994 as well as at various times in Australia, Canada, Japan, Puerto Rico, New Zealand and the United Kingdom...
- Bumblelion, a half lion, half bumble bee character from the 1985 animated series The WuzzlesThe WuzzlesDisney's Wuzzles is an American animated television series created for Saturday morning television, and was first broadcast on September 14, 1985 on CBS. An idea of Michael Eisner for his new Disney television animation studio, the Wuzzles are crossbred animals which sport a combined appearance of...
- Bumble, a fictional bee in the British children's TV series Fifi and the Flowertots
Automobiles
- Bumblebee Edition of the Saturn S-SeriesSaturn S-seriesThe S-Series was part of a family of compact cars from the Saturn automobile company. This was the first series of Saturn vehicles. The automobile platform, the Z-body, was developed entirely in-house at Saturn and shared very little with the rest of the General Motors model line...
- Bumblebee Limited Edition of the Porsche 914Porsche 914The Porsche 914 or VW-Porsche 914 is a mid-engined, targa-topped two-seat roadster designed, manufactured and marketed collaboratively by Volkswagen and Porsche from 1969 to 1976.- Development :...
- "bumble bee stripe" on Dodge Super BeeDodge Super BeeThe Dodge Super Bee was a limited-production muscle car from Dodge, produced from 1968-1971. The Super Bee model was resurrected for the 2007, 2008 and 2009 model Dodge Charger Super Bee.-1968–1970:...
and Dodge Ram Rumble BeeDodge Ram Rumble BeeThe Dodge Ram Rumble Bee is the truck remake of the Dodge Super Bee . It bears the bumble bee stripe that is similar to the one that can be found on the old Dodge Super Bee, Charger, and Challenger. It was only offered in a regular cab/short-box version, but some different versions of the Ram were...
Non-military aviation
- Bumble Bee IIBumble Bee IIBumble Bee II is the world's smallest piloted airplane. It was built by Robert H. Starr. Its first flight was on 8 May 1988.-Specifications :-External links:* * *...
, world's smallest piloted airplane - ADI Bumble Bee, an American gyrocopter
- Nelson Bumblebee, the first glider produced by Nelson AircraftNelson AircraftThe Nelson Aircraft Corporation was founded in 1945 by sailplane pilot Ted Nelson and sailplane designer William Hawley Bowlus in San Fernando, California....
Rail
- Bumble-Bee (livery)Bumble-Bee (livery)Bumble-Bee is an informal term describing a New Zealand railway locomotive livery found in common usage amongst the railfan community....
an informal name for the black and yellow New Zealand railway locomotive livery - "Bumble Bee 1", the nickname for the first C2-class Melbourne tram
Military
- Hummel (vehicle) ("Bumble Bee"), a self-propelled artillery gun used by the German Wehrmacht during World War II
Operations
- Operation Bumblebee, a top secret US Navy program designed to develop rockets and ramjets at the end of World War II
- Operation TeardropOperation TeardropOperation Teardrop was a United States Navy operation of World War II conducted during April and May 1945 to sink German U-boats that were believed to be approaching the United States east coast armed with V-1 flying bombs. Two large U.S. Navy anti-submarine warfare task forces succeeded in...
, originally code-named 'Operation Bumblebee', a US Navy operation of World War II conducted in 1945 to sink German U-boats that were believed to be approaching the United States east coast armed with V-1 flying bombs - Operation Bumblebee during the Korean War; in 1951 the 3rd Battalion 7th Marines3rd Battalion 7th MarinesThe 3rd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. They are based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms and consist of approximately 800 Marines. The battalion falls under the command of the 7th Marine Regiment and the 1st...
performed the first battalion sized combat helicopter air assault in history
Portable missiles
- BumbarBumbarThe BUMBAR is a short-range portable anti-tank missile system developed and produced by Serbia.-Description:Bumbar is an anti-armor weapon from Serbia. The Bumbar is a wire guided, man-portable, short-ranged missile system for use against ground targets...
("Bumble Bee"), a short-range portable anti-tank missile system developed and produced by Serbia. - RPO-A Shmel (Bumblebee), a man-portable rocket launcher produced and exported by Russia and the former Soviet Union
Aviation
- Beriev A-50Beriev A-50|-See also:Related development:Ilyushin Il-76, KJ-2000Comparable aircraft:E-3 Sentry-External links:* * * * * *...
("bumble bee" in Russian), an AWACS aircraft - One of the few surviving World War II Westland LysanderWestland LysanderThe Westland Lysander was a British army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft used immediately before and during the Second World War...
airplanes is finished in a yellow & black 'bumblebee' target tug scheme
Corporations
- Bumble Bee Foods, a commercial brand of canned fish and other food products
- Hummel InternationalHummel Internationalhummel International is a Denmark-based sportswear company. The firm was started in 1923 by the Messmer family in the town of Hamburg, Germany. It currently manufactures apparel for football, handball, basketball, rugby league, Australian football, shinty and volleyball...
, a Denmark-based sportswear company which uses a stylized bumble bee logo, as Hummel is the German word for bumble bee.
Locations
- Bumble Bee, ArizonaBumble Bee, ArizonaBumble Bee is a ghost town in the Bradshaw Mountains of Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, named for nearby Bumble Bee Creek. Established in 1863, Bumble Bee served as a stagecoach stop and an outpost for the U.S. Cavalry; with a post office established in 1879.With the demise of the...
, a ghost town - Bumblebee, CaliforniaBumblebee, CaliforniaBumblebee is an unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California, United States. Bumblebee is located on California State Route 108 and is near Bumblebee Creek....
near Bumblebee Creek
Other
- Operation Bumblebee (UK)Operation Bumblebee (UK)Operation Bumblebee is a London Metropolitan Police operation designed to reduce burglary.It was introduced 1 June 1993....
, a London and UK police program to return stolen property - Bumblebee modelsBumblebee modelsBumblebee models are effective field theories describing a vector field with a vacuum expectation value that spontaneously breaks Lorentz symmetry....
in mathematical physics, field theories with spontaneous Lorentz violation - The "human bumblebee", a term used in The Botany of DesireThe Botany of DesireThe Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World is a 2001 nonfiction book by journalist Michael Pollan. This work explores the nature of domesticated plants from the dual perspective of humans and the plants themselves...
- Bumble Bee, the magazine of Lane High SchoolLane High SchoolLane High School, in Charlottesville, Virginia, was a public secondary school serving residents of Charlottesville and Albemarle County from 1940 until 1974. It was an all-white school until its court-ordered integration in 1959; black students attended Jackson P. Burley High School. It became too...
in Charlottesville - Bumble Bee, a brightly coloured children's ride at MarineLandMarinelandMarineland can refer to multiple places:*Marineland of Florida, an oceanarium in Florida**Marineland, Florida, the community where the oceanarium is located*MarineLand, an oceanarium/amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada...
- BumbleBee, a plastic ball-bearing transaxle yo-yo produced by Duncan Toys CompanyDuncan Toys CompanyThe Duncan Toys Company is an American toy manufacturer based in Middlefield, Ohio, best known for its Yo-yo line. The company was founded in 1929 by Donald Duncan. In 1968, it became a division of Flambeau, Inc..- Yo-yo Product Line :...
- The "bumblebee" Drozd BB rifleDrozd BB rifleThe Baikal MP661K known as Drozd is known as a widely popular BB pistol, imported into the United States by the European American Armory Inc. .-Name:...
, marked as such for its color scheme and sound