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BB & BB — Butterfly Bush and Bumble Bee, Aug 2021
The next undetermined number of posts will be images of smaller creatures making for entertaining summer viewing just outside of our living room windows. Sometimes we’re so busy looking for the next big thing we lose sight of the wonders that exist at our feet.
Note: I had some concerns and researched if it should be “Bumblebee” or “Bumble Bee.” You can find both from different authoritative sources. Below is a guide that seems to make the most sense for me:
“The Entomological Society of America has adopted the theory of R. E. Snodgrass as their rule in providing common names for insects. Snodgrass, who wrote the classic, “Anatomy of the Honey Bee,” states: “If the insect is what the name implies, write the two words separately; otherwise run them together. Thus we have such names as house fly, blow fly and robber fly contrasted with dragonfly, caddicefly and butterfly, because the latter are not flies, just as an aphislion is not a lion and a silverfish is not a fish. The honey bee is an insect and is preeminently a bee; ‘honeybee’ is equivalent to ‘Johnsmith.’””
Well I learned something new – didn’t know that about the names though I guess it makes sense.
Yea, I found the naming logic to be interesting. Thanks for the comment and visit, Mark.
Didn’t know about the names. Totally agree we often ignore what’s right in front of us, or at least don’t give it it’s due.
I didn’t know about the names either, Howard, but how they’ll looking at it makes sense to me. Thanks for the comment. Have a good week!
Absolutely wonderful image in color, clarity and subject. And, like Mark, I learned something this evening.
Thanks, Monte. I think that naming convention was new for us all. Take care, we’re thinking about you.