Tired Bumblebees Who Fell Asleep Inside Flowers With Pollen On Their Butts

Everyone knows that we need bees. They are the most important animal in the world. It is estimated that one-thirds of our food relies on pollination from bees. But sometimes, these bumblebees get tired from flying and fall asleep in flowers with pollen all over their little furry bee butts like these 17 below:

Pollination is essentially plant reproduction.Bees are responsible for pollinating approximately $19 billion worth of agricultural crops in the U.S. alone.If bees didn't exist, we wouldn't have foods such as broccoli, cantaloupes, cucumbers, asparagus, pumpkins, blueberries, watermelons, cranberries and apples.Worldwide, there are 25,000 different types of bee species with over 4,000 in the U.S. alone.Bees have actually been declared the most important living being on the planet according to the Earthwatch Institute.