A friend gave me a Rebel T6i with the kit lens. I want to shoot wild life or distant objects.I'm not spending more than $200 on anything related to this because I am a cheap jew and I was using a shitty phone camera before so anything is an improvement. I hear this lense format goes back to like 1997 so I suppose I could have a lot of options on the used market but I don't really know what I need for zoom.
What is the difference between a macro and a telephoto lens? I was trying to shoot bees and the 18-55 was not close enough for close ups or long distance.
What does the MM actually translate to in practical use? If this is a 18-55 and taken at 55, what would a 70-300 or 400-800 actually mean in terms of power? Is going from 55 to 110 doubling the zoom if it's the same type of lens on the same camera?

What is the difference between a macro and a telephoto lens? I want to shoot far away, but the kit lens was also too short to get close ups unless I zoomed with my feet.