{"id":187,"date":"2019-10-28T10:53:15","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T10:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/?page_id=187"},"modified":"2026-05-15T22:54:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T20:54:32","slug":"basic-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/zakladni-informace\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic information"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"187\" class=\"elementor elementor-187\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e572b7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e572b7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-38179\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/cmelak-a-jeho-parazite-a-predatori\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Bumblebee parasites and predators<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11708\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/zavijec-cizopasny-a-cmelaci\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Vine weevil<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17659\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/zabijacka-vosicka-melittobia-acasta-a-cmelaci\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">The parasitic wasp Melittobia acasta<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11462\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/tuhyci-a-jejich-spizirna\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Shrikes (Laniidae) \u2013 their hunting and larders<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38143\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\">===============================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-34014\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/lipy-a-casty-nalez-mrtvych-cmelaku-pod-nimi\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Dead bumblebees under the lime trees<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-373\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/cmelak-v-jazyce-ceskem-a-v-nareci\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Bumblebee in the Czech language and in dialect<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-569\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Back to homepage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-toggle\" 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tabindex=\"-1\">Interesting facts about bumblebees<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-33991\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/pacmelaci-a-cmelaci\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Bumblebees and bumblebees<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-38179\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/cmelak-a-jeho-parazite-a-predatori\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Bumblebee parasites and predators<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11708\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/zavijec-cizopasny-a-cmelaci\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Vine weevil<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17659\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/zabijacka-vosicka-melittobia-acasta-a-cmelaci\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">The parasitic wasp Melittobia acasta<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11462\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/tuhyci-a-jejich-spizirna\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Shrikes (Laniidae) \u2013 their hunting and larders<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38143\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">===============================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-34014\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/lipy-a-casty-nalez-mrtvych-cmelaku-pod-nimi\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Dead bumblebees under the lime trees<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type 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