A teenager who rescued a bumblebee says it is now her loyal pet sleeping by her bed and even following her to the shops and bowling alley. Lacey Shillinglaw of Coventry, West Midlands, UK, spotted the large fluffy bumblebee lying in the road while walking her dog a few weeks ago. She scooped up the bee, now named Betty, noticing it had a crumpled wing, and tried to put it in a safer spot on some flowers in a nearby park. But it refused to stay put, buzzing back over to Lacey and crawling all over her, and after an hour she gave up and headed home with the creature perched on her shoulder. The bee has refused to leave Lacey's side ever since. She's so fluffy and I love our friendship, said Lacey.

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