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Competition

To bee or not to bee

3 August 2019

9:00 AM

3 August 2019

9:00 AM

In Competition No. 3109 you were invited to submit a short story entitled ‘The Last Bumble Bee’.

The buff-tailed bumblebee, Bombus terrestris, was once voted Britain’s favourite insect, and this challenge seemed to strike a chord, inspiring stories that ranged from the topical to visions of a near-future of drone pollinators and enforced entomophagy.

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