Of the animal #pollinator taxa, #bees are the most important. There are approximately 20,000 identified bee species worldwide, inhabiting every continent except Antarctica (nature). @IPBES SPM Pollinators, Pollination and Food Production bit.ly/2KxE5f8 #WorldBeeDay

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For me bees are the most important and most interesting insects ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ
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I suspect the Diptera have the Hymenoptera beat as far as pollinators go. There are over 300,000 species of Diptera and many of those species are pollinators.
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