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A grateful bumblebee rescued from a bucket of water appears to thank his saviour by waving at him in this heartwarming clip.

Dylan Jermaine Trayez uploaded the adorable video to his Facebook page with the message: "Just saved this bumble bee from a bucket of water in my greenhouse, and put him on my sunflower to dry out.

"He was very appreciative."

In the clip, the bee can be seen clinging onto the flower with one arm while raising another in apparent recognition for Dylan's heroics.

A delighted Dylan can be heard saying: "Yeah! What's up mister bumblebee?

"Hey bro. Yeah! You're the man! Yeah What's up?"

The video has been viewed more than one million times.

However, some people writing beneath the video have pointed out that a bee raising a leg like that is a sign of aggression, and that Dylan, from Auckland, New Zealand, was lucky not to get stung.

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However, the nature-loving bee saver was not put off by the remarks.

A few days after posting the viral video , he uploaded another picture of a different bee he saved from a similar fate.

