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Bumblebee Bombus pratorum,Early bumblebee,Geotagged,The Netherlands

Bumblebee

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comments (5)

WildFlower

Lion

This one looks like a bumblebee, but it is hard to tell which one without seeing the tail. Posted 12 years ago
1. Joost Thissen
  
  Lion
  
  Indeed. Somehow I called them all honey bee...
  
  I think the specie is a Bombus pratorum, they are really common around here. Posted 12 years ago, modified 12 years ago
2. 1. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    This seems to be a good reference for the European Bombus bees
    http://www.zoologie.umh.ac.be/hymenoptera/page.asp?id=169 Posted 12 years ago
  2. 1. Joost Thissen
      
      Lion
      
      Indeed very useful! Thanks! Posted 12 years ago

RMFelix

Lion

Try to identify it here using this interactive key: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/bombus/key_british_colour.html
From this angle it almost impossible, but my guess is not B. pratorum... What was the color of the lower abdomen, white? Could be B. terrestris, B. hortorum,...
Cheers* Posted 9 years ago

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The Early Bumble Bee

The Early Bumblebee or Early-nesting Bumblebee is a small bumblebee with a wide distribution in most of Europe and parts of Asia.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants

Species identified by Joost Thissen

By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Oct 29, 2012. Captured Aug 23, 2012 09:48 in Bestseweg, 5691 Son, The Netherlands.

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SLT-A55V
f/9.0
1/250s
ISO400
90mm

Captured in the summer. More summer photos.