This is a first edition lino block print of a bumblebee on Japanese kozo (mulberry) paper with yellow washi chine collé (collaged fine Japanese paper). The bee itself fits with 10 cm (4 inches) square and the sheet is 20 cm (7.9 inches) square. The print is one of only 12.

For the month of March, the Mad Scientists of Etsy are celebrating entomology!

A bumblebee (or bumble bee) is any member of the bee genus Bombus, in the family Apidae. There are over 250 known species, existing primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. Bumblebees are social insects that are characterized by black and yellow body hairs, often in bands. This hair comes in soft (long, branched setae) pile, that covers their entire body, making them appear and feel fuzzy. Like their relatives the honey bees, bumblebees feed on nectar and gather pollen to feed their young.
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C'est un linogravure montrant un bourdon (genre Bombus). Comme l'abeille, les différentes espèces de bourdons se nourrissent du nectar des fleurs et récoltent le pollen pour nourrir leur larves. Ce sont des créatures utiles pour l'homme et la flore en contribuant à la pollinisation. Il y a douze linogavures dans le premier édition. Chaqun est imprimé en noir sur papier japonais kozo blanc avec papier jaune chine collé, 20 cm carré (7,9 pouces carré).

MSOE (la societé des scientifiques-artists sur etsy) a choissi la thème de l'entomologie pour le mois de mars.

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