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Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea, presently classified by the unranked taxon name Anthophila. There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees in seven to nine recognized families, though many are undescribed and the actual number is probably higher. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, in every habitat on the planet that contains insect-pollinated flowering plants.
Bees are adapted for feeding on nectar and pollen, the former primarily as an energy source and the latter primarily for protein and other nutrients. Most pollen is used as food for larvae.
Bees have a long proboscis (a complex "tongue") that enables them to obtain the nectar from flowers. They have antennae almost universally made up of 13 segments in males and 12 in females, as is typical for the superfamily. Bees all have two pairs of wings, the hind pair being the smaller of the two; in a very few species, one sex or caste has relatively short wings that make flight difficult or impossible, but none are wingless.
The Bee Gees were a musical group founded in 1958. The group's line-up consisted of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were successful for most of their decades of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s/early 1970s, and as prominent performers of the disco music era in the late 1970s.
The group sang three-part tight harmonies that were instantly recognisable; Robin's clear vibrato lead was a hallmark of their earlier hits, while Barry's R&B falsetto became their signature sound during the late 1970s and 1980s. The brothers wrote all of their own hits, as well as writing and producing several major hits for other artists.
Born in the Isle of Man to English parents, the Gibb brothers lived their first few years in Chorlton, Manchester, England, then moved in the late 1950s to Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia, where they began their musical careers. After achieving their first chart success in Australia with "Spicks and Specks" (their 12th single), they returned to the United Kingdom in January 1967 where producer Robert Stigwood began promoting them to a worldwide audience.
Actors: Ben Zelevansky (producer), Ben Zelevansky (writer), Ben Zelevansky (actor), Ben Zelevansky (director), Alex Bloom (actor), Alex Bloom (producer), Alex Bloom (writer), Alex Bloom (director), Amy Elizabeth Northcutt (actor), Samantha Zelevansky (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Robben Muñoz (editor), Robert Salazar (actor), Robert Salazar (writer), Robert Salazar (director), Robert Salazar (editor), Ross Chait (actor), Alex Kotlikoff (actor), Nicole Le (actor), Julia Melfi (actor), Will Banfield (actor), Pipo Nguyen-Duy (actor), Sarah Rosengarten (actor), Julia Rudolph (actor), Arif Silverman (actor), Colin Wulff (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Rebecca Mark-Lawson (producer), Matthieu de Braconier (producer), Jo McClellan (producer), Martina Amati (director), Martina Amati (writer), Katie Lyons (actress), Kate Forbes (costume designer), Benedetto Lanfranco (editor), Gavin Emerson (producer), James Bolton (producer), Ilaria Bernardini (writer), Gunnlaug Thorvaldsdottir (composer), Lillie Buttery (actor), Nicole Pavier (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Allen Maldonado (actor), Elise Neal (actress), Wood Harris (actor), Tyrone D. Dixon (producer), L.G. Ross (actor), J.D. Williams (actor), Page Kennedy (actor), Patrice Fisher (actress), Jason Griffin (costume designer), Sundy Carter (actress), Miguel A. Gaetan (actor), Melvin Payne Jr. (actor), Derick Thomas (writer), James Aaron Smith (actor), Lena D'Amour (actress),
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller,Actors: Nancy Cartwright (actress), Frank Welker (actor), Frank Welker (actor), Frank Welker (actor), Clancy Brown (actor), Stephen Tobolowsky (actor), Brian Doyle-Murray (actor), Dee Bradley Baker (actor), Dee Bradley Baker (actor), Frank Welker (actor), Scott Menville (actor), Fred Savage (actor), Wallace Shawn (actor), Dee Bradley Baker (actor), Nancy Cartwright (actress),
Genres: Adventure, Family,Actors: Ka-Fai Wai (writer), Wai-Man Chan (actor), Loletta Lee (actress), Carrie Ng (actress), Alan Tang (producer), Leon Lai (actor), Andy Lau (actor), Alan Tang (actor), Feng Tien (actor), Simon Yam (actor), Bowie Lam (actor), Clarence Fok Yiu-leung (director), John Ching (actor), Ji-chiang Kuo (miscellaneous crew), Monica Chan (actress),
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama,Actors: Wah Yuen (actor), Corey Yuen (actor), Fung Woo (actor), Stephen Chow (actor), Stephen Chow (actor), Paul Chun (actor), Stephen Chow (actor), Kenny Bee (actor), Jeffrey Lau (actor), Shun Lau (actor), Lowell Lo (actor), Man Tat Ng (actor), Fui-On Shing (actor), Po Tai (actor), Carol 'Do Do' Cheng (actress),
Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance,Actors: Birgitta Andersson (actress), Sif Ruud (actress), Halvar Björk (actor), Halvar Björk (actor), Hans Alfredson (actor), Gunnar Carlsson (producer), Gösta Ekman (actor), Håkan Serner (actor), Stig Grybe (actor), Bert-Åke Varg (actor), Per Åhlin (director), Per Åhlin (editor), Toots Thielemans (actor), Toots Thielemans (composer), Beppe Wolgers (actor),
Plot: On an evening in northern Sweden, during one night when the sun only partially sets, the animated character Dunderklumpen comes from the woods to seek some friends to keep him company. In one man's house, he finds toys belonging to a girl named Camilla and a boy named Jens, and brings them to life, whisking them away to the woods where he lives. This adorable and amusing crew includes a little scaredy-cat lion named Lionel, the demanding Doll, the cute harmonica-playing bear Pellegnillot and the ridiculous Dummy the bunny. Jens, Camilla's brother, sees the kidnapping after hearing the toys' cries for help and follows Dunderklumpen, who is not so quick to surrender his new-found company. They are also followed by Beppe, Jens' father, who is worried for his son traveling alone and is at first unaware of why Jens has run off. He is accompanied by a dutiful bumblebee. As a side plot, Dunderklumpen also has a small locked chest with him that contains a great treasure, and he is pursued by an old nemesis, One-Eye, who seeks the treasure for himself. No one knows what the contents are, but Dunderklumpen and One-Eye are both sure it's priceless.
Keywords: part-animation, rural-settingActors: Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Edward Selzer (producer), Warren Foster (writer), Carl W. Stalling (composer), Robert McKimson (director), Treg Brown (editor),
Plot: A cat chases a hummingbird and repeatedly stumbles onto the property of a sleepy bulldog, who punishes the cat for each interruption of his slumber.
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