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Queen carder bee I don&#039;t know for sure but I think this is a queen carder bee because the bee was quite big and it was looking under the leaves.<br />
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Dutch name: Akkerhommel koningin (Bombus Pascuorum) Bombus pascuorum,Geotagged,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge

Queen carder bee

I don't know for sure but I think this is a queen carder bee because the bee was quite big and it was looking under the leaves.

Dutch name: Akkerhommel koningin (Bombus Pascuorum)

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"Bombus pascuorum", the common carder bee, is a species of bumblebee present in most of Europe in a wide variety of habitats such as meadows, pastures, waste ground, ditches and embankments, roads, and field margins, as well as gardens and parks in urban areas and forests and forest edges.

Species identified by Joost Thissen
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By Joost Thissen

Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives
Uploaded Jul 25, 2013. Captured Apr 14, 2013 12:41 in Bestseweg, 5691 Son, The Netherlands.
  • SLT-A55V
  • f/5.6
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 90mm