Bees Are Fish

Hello and welcome to another Fun Fact From Flora ,

This one is going to be exceptionally brief and exceptionally beautiful.

We are looking at bees.

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You know, bees.

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Oh, sorry, this isn’t California ? Ohhhh my mistake!

In California, and California only, in June 2022, some species of bumblebee were classified as species of fish , legally speaking.

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Is that not hilarious !?

There is logic behind the madness — do not fear!

They did it because the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) only protects birds, mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and plants — not insects. Bummer for all the insects.

Therefore, reclassifying bees as fish is a sneaky way of getting them protected because, the definition of fish (famously there is no such thing as a fish , but according to the California Fish and Game Code) is any mollusc, crustacean, invertebrate (or) amphibian, .

So guys, you heard it here first, bees are fish.

Bumblebee Goby (Brachygobius doriae) Species Profile & Care Guide

I mean this bumblebee goby is the next best thing right?

Lots of love and best fishes (best bees?),

Flora

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