Bumblebee

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Claire Hamilton

Lion

I love all the pollen over its back, great photo Posted 12 years ago
1. alxmb
  
  Mountain Gorilla
  
  Interesting fact: I recently found a patch of flowers where bumblebees sleep at night. This is one in a series of photos I was able to take while the bumblebees (including this one) were lying still, probably (half-)asleep, at sunset. I had no idea they slept like this, on flowers, out in the open... Posted 12 years ago
2. 1. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    Here's another similar one
    Posted 12 years ago
  2. 1. alxmb
      
      Mountain Gorilla
      
      Nice one! So now I know: get them while they're sleeping :) Posted 12 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Awesome, promoted to the homepage! Posted 12 years ago
1. alxmb
  
  Mountain Gorilla
  
  Thanks! Posted 12 years ago

RMFelix

Lion

Check this: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/bombus/bumblebeeid.html

With white in lower abdominal region, it can't be Bombus pratorum. Checking also the thorax region it appears to be the common Bombus terrestris.

Cheers* Posted 9 years ago
1. alxmb
  
  Mountain Gorilla
  
  I guess you're right. Thanks! Posted 9 years ago

The Buff-tailed Bumble Bee

"Bombus terrestris", the buff-tailed bumblebee or large earth bumblebee, is one of the most numerous bumblebee species in Europe. It is one of the main species used in greenhouse pollination, and so can be found in many countries and areas where it is not native, such as Tasmania.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants

Species identified by alxmb

By alxmb

Uploaded Sep 1, 2013. Captured Aug 10, 2013 20:12 in Effertsufer 106, 57072 Siegen, Germany.

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Canon EOS 450D
f/2.5
1/332s
ISO400
50mm

Captured in the summer. More summer photos.