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   This is the same (what I believe to be Queen) Buff-tailed Bumblebee I posted prior to this photo, just 24 hours later she looked like this, on closer inspection I can see a bug of some sort on her. Her back end was pulsating and she looked really messy. I got very close to her and she was reaching a leg out, eventually she flew off. Please, please can anyone tell me what was happening to her. Is this a case of Bee Mites?

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      Interesting situation. I'm not of much help here I'm afraid, no idea what this can be. The only thing I can add is that when insects stay put for a long time, it can be because they are cold blooded and the environment is cold, making them sluggish.

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   I wonder if this is what is affecting the Bumblebee - Parasitellus Fucorum

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   So interesting - and sad. Did you ever find out I wonder...

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      Well to be honest I went up there the very next day and she was still there, I got very close and then all of a sudden she flew off, so in my mind she was a survivor.

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         Quite right.

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