# Why are bumble bees furry?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-bumble-bees-furry/312189>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 12, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-bumble-bees-furry/312189 "2005-07-12T15:33:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![tristessa\_home](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@tristessa\_home](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tristessa_home)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-bumble-bees-furry/312189/21 "2005-07-14T14:59:31Z")

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thanks, no, I didn’t get stung… lol. I am doing good. I like Sharks too, I think they are amazing, and I’d like to go on a shark dive one of these days. (not the pirate type… lol.)

goodmorning. 🙂

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**Author:** ![tristessa\_home](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@tristessa\_home](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tristessa_home)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-bumble-bees-furry/312189/22 "2005-07-15T05:08:03Z")

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> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#):
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> Welcome. Resistance is futile. You _will_ be assimilated.  
> Have a nice day. Fnord.

The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.  
~~Friedrich Nietzsche

Love your quote… 🆒 Didn’t you just contradict yourself?.. 🙂  
goodnight…

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