<![CDATA[Bumblebees collect up to 7 times more toxic metals than honeybees]]>

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Bumblebees collect up to seven times the amount of toxic heavy metals as honeybees even when foraging in the same environment, new research has discovered. Exposure to these metals can affect everything from their ability to forage for food to their ability to reproduce.

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