bumblebee A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related genera ...

is a flying insect of the genus ''Bombus''. Bumblebee or bumble bee may also refer to:

Biology

* Bumblebee orchid (''Ophrys bombyliflora'') * Bumblebee shrimp (''Caridina trifasciata'') * Striped bumblebee shrimp (''Gnathophyllum americanum'') *

Bumblebee bat Kitti's hog-nosed bat (''Craseonycteris thonglongyai''), also known as the bumblebee bat, is a near-threatened species of bat and the only extant member of the family Craseonycteridae. It occurs in western Thailand and southeast Myanmar, where i ...

or Kitti's hog-nosed bat *

Bumblebee hummingbird The bumblebee hummingbird (''Selasphorus heloisa'') is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is endemic to Mexico, but has occurred as a vagrant in the United States. Taxonomy and ...

* Bumblebee poison frog or yellow-banded poison dart frog *

Bumble bee scarab beetle Glaphyridae is a family of beetles, commonly known as bumble bee scarab beetles. There are eight extant genera with about 80 species distributed worldwide and two extinct genera described from the Aptian aged Yixian Formation of China. There are ...

Fish

* Bumblebee catfish, several species * Bumblebee cichlid, ''Pseudotropheus crabro'' * Bumblebee goby, species of the genus ''Brachygobius'' * Bumblebee grouper or giant grouper

Music

* Bumblebee Records, which released the first solo album by

Kenji Ueda Kenji Ueda (上田ケンジ ''Ueda Kenji'', nickname ウエケン ''UEKEN'') is a Japanese rock musician and producer. He is known for his solo work, as well as his work with Kenzi & The Trips and The Pillows. Biography Early life and influence ...

* "Bumble bee", a

Frankenstrat The Frankenstrat, also known as "Frankie", is a guitar created by Eddie Van Halen. Its name is a portmanteau of Frankenstein, the fictional doctor who created a monster by combining body parts of the recently deceased, and the Stratocaster, ...

guitar *

Hummel (instrument) The hummel (also hommel or humle) is an old Northern European 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", refer ...

("bumble bee") an old Swedish stringed instrument which produces a droning sound

Songs

* " Flight of the Bumblebee", an orchestral interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan, composed in 1899–1900 * "Bumble Bee", a song originally recorded by

Memphis Minnie Lizzie Douglas (June 3, 1897 – August 6, 1973), better known as Memphis Minnie, was a blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter whose recording career lasted for over three decades. She recorded around 200 songs, some of the best known being "Wh ...

in 1929 * "Bumble Bee" (LaVern Baker song), a 1960 song made popular by

The Searchers ''The Searchers'' is a 1956 American Technicolor VistaVision epic Western film directed by John Ford and written by Frank S. Nugent, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May. It is set during the Texas-Native American wars, and stars John W ...

in 1965 (UK #1 EP) * "Bumblebee", a song by Ween on the 1990 album '' GodWeenSatan: The Oneness'' * "Bumble Bee", a 1999 song by

Desirée Sparre-Enger Desirée Sparre-Enger (born June 25, 1976), mostly known by her stage name Bambee, is a Norway, Norwegian bubblegum dance singer from Nordstrand, Norway, Nordstrand, Oslo.

(Bambee) * "

Bumble Bees "Bumble Bees" (originally called "Bumble Bee") is a song recorded by Danish- Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua. It was released as their eleventh single overall, and the third from their album ''Aquarius''. The song more closely resembled their ear ...

", a 2000 song by Aqua * "BumbleBeee", a 2014 song by

Kasabian Kasabian ( ) are an English rock band formed in Leicester in 1997 by lead vocalist Tom Meighan, guitarist and occasional vocalist Sergio Pizzorno, guitarist Chris Karloff, and bassist Chris Edwards. Drummer Ian Matthews joined in 2004. Karl ...

* "Bumblebees", a 2015 song by Bloodhound Gang * "Bumble Bee" (Zedd and Botnek song), a 2015 song by DJ Zedda * "Bumblebee", a song by Smokepurpp and Murda Beatz from the 2018 mixtape ''

Bless Yo Trap ''Bless Yo Trap'' is a collaborative mixtape by American rapper Smokepurpp and Canadian record producer Murda Beatz. It was released on April 13, 2018, by Alamo Records and Interscope Records. The mixtape features guest appearances from L ...

'' * "Bumblebee" (Lead song), 2018 single by Japanese hip-hop group Lead * "Bumblebee", a song by ABBA on the 2021 album Voyage

Transportation

ADI Bumble Bee The ADI Bumble Bee (sometimes Hollmann Bumble Bee) is an ultralight gyrocopter marketed by Aircraft Designs Inc (ADI). It was the first of its kind when it flew in 1983 and is still available in plans form for homebuilding.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultra ...

, an American gyrocopter * Bumble-Bee (livery) an informal name for the black and yellow New Zealand railway locomotive livery * Bumble Bee II, the world's smallest piloted airplane * Freewind Bumble B, a French gyrocopter * Bumblebee Edition, an edition of the

Saturn S-Series The Saturn S-series is a family of compact cars from the Saturn automobile company of General Motors. Saturn pioneered the brand-wide "no-haggle" sales technique. The automobile platform, the Z-body, was developed entirely in-house at Saturn, an ...

* Bumblebee Limited Edition, an edition of the

Porsche 914 The Porsche 914 or VW-Porsche 914 is a mid-engined sports car designed, manufactured and marketed collaboratively by Volkswagen and Porsche from 1969 until 1976. It was only available as a targa-topped two-seat roadster powered by either a ...

* Humlebien ("Bumblebee"), the nickname for the Type C

Nimbus Nimbus, from the Latin for "dark cloud", is an outdated term for the type of cloud now classified as the nimbostratus cloud. Nimbus also may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Halo (religious iconography), also known as ''Nimbus'', a ring of ligh ...

motorcycle * Nelson Bumblebee, a glider produced by

Nelson Aircraft The Nelson Aircraft Corporation was founded in 1945 by sailplane pilot Ted Nelson and sailplane designer William Hawley Bowlus in San Fernando, California. Bowlus and Nelson formed the Nelson Aircraft Corporation to build a two-seat, motor gli ...

Military

Hummel (vehicle) ''Hummel'' (German: "bumblebee") was a self-propelled gun based on the ''Geschützwagen'' III/IV chassis and armed with a 15 cm howitzer. It was used by the Nazi Germany, German ''Wehrmacht'' during the World War II, Second World War from ear ...

("Bumble Bee"), a self-propelled artillery gun used by the German Wehrmacht during World War II *

Bumbar The Bumbar ( sr-cyr, Бумбар, Bumbar, lit=Bumblebee) is a Serbian short-range portable anti-tank missile system. Description The Bumbar is a wire-guided, man-portable, short-ranged missile system for use against ground targets. The missile h ...

("Bumble Bee"), a short-range portable anti-tank missile system developed and produced by Serbia *

RPO-A Shmel (Bumblebee) The RPO-A Shmel ( rus, реактивный пехотный огнемёт-А Шмель (РПО-А Шмель), Rocket-propelled Infantry Flamethrower-A Bumblebee) is a man-portable disposable rocket-assisted Flamethrower, It is classified as a ...

, a man-portable rocket launcher produced and exported by Russia and the former Soviet Union *

Beriev A-50 The Beriev A-50 (NATO reporting name: Mainstay) is a Soviet airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft based on the Ilyushin Il-76 transport. Developed to replace the Tupolev Tu-126 "Moss", the A-50 first flew in 1978. Its existence wa ...

("bumble bee" in Russian), an AWACS aircraft

Operations

Operation Bumblebee Operation Bumblebee was a US Navy effort to develop surface to air missiles (SAMs) to provide a mid-range layer of anti-aircraft defence, between anti-aircraft guns in the short range and fighter aircraft operating at long range. A major reason f ...

, a top secret US Navy program designed to develop rockets and ramjets at the end of World War II * Operation Teardrop, originally code-named "Operation Bumblebee", a US Navy operation of World War II * Operation Bumblebee, in the Korean War in by the

3rd Battalion 7th Marines The 3rd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment (3/7) 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 u ...

People

Bumble Bee Slim Admirl Amos Easton (May 7, 1905 – June 8, 1968), better known by the stage name Bumble Bee Slim, was an American Piedmont blues singer and guitarist. Biography Easton was born in Brunswick, Georgia, United States. Several original sources con ...

(1905–1968), American blues singer * Bumblebee, the professional nickname of a Russian breakdancer Sergei Chernyshev

Places

* Bumble Bee, Arizona, a US ghost town * Bumblebee, California, near Bumblebee Creek, US

Fiction

* Bumblebee (''Transformers''), a car robot superhero in the American ''Transformers'' robot superhero franchise. * ''Bumblebee'' (film), a 2018 film based on the ''Transformers'' character *

Bumblebee (DC Comics) Bumblebee (Karen Beecher-Duncan) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics and other related media, commonly as a member of the Teen Titans. She first appeared as Karen in December 1976's ''Teen Titans'' (volum ...

, a DC Comics superheroine *

Bumblebee Man The American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The writ ...

, a character from ''The Simpsons''

Other uses

Bumble Bee Foods Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, is a company that produces canned tuna, salmon, other seafoods, and chicken under the brand names "Bumble Bee," "Wild Selections," "Beach Cliff," "Brunswick," and "Snow's." The brand is marketed as " Clover Leaf" in Can ...

, a commercial brand of canned fish and other food products * Bumblebee models, in mathematical physics, field theories with spontaneous Lorentz violation * Drozd BB rifle or "bumblebee", marked as such for its color scheme and sound * Operation Bumblebee (UK), an anti-burglary campaign undertaken by London's Metropolitan Police * Bumble Bee, a brightly coloured children's ride at Marineland * "Bumble Bee 1", the nickname for the first

C2-class Melbourne tram The C2-class trams are five-section Alstom Citadis 302 trams built in La Rochelle, France that operate on the Trams in Melbourne, Melbourne tram network. They were built for the tram network in Mulhouse tramway, Mulhouse, France, but being surp ...

* BumbleBee, a plastic ball-bearing transaxle yo-yo produced by

Duncan Toys Company The Duncan Toys Company is an American toy manufacturer based in Middlefield, Ohio best known for its line of yo-yos. The company was founded in 1929 by Donald F. Duncan Sr. and purchased the Flores Yo-Yo Company from Pedro Flores, who brough ...

* Bumblebee Project, an

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implementation for Linux