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Common Carder-bee on White Clover, Heesch, Netherlands One of the perks of allowing Clover to grow on a lawn is the abundance of bumblebees making use of it. <br /> <br /> This is the most common species in the Netherlands. The colorful hair on the thorax is variable based on region, and can be yellow or orange. Key identification point (not seen from this angle) are the light hairs at the end of the abdomen.<br /> <br /> Second species of bumblebee found:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/97690/buff-tailed_bumblebee_on_white_clover_heesch_netherlands.html" title="Buff-tailed bumblebee on White Clover, Heesch, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/97690_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=hTXNiIkg8aZDg%2BaR6gvIdHDaADE%3D" width="152" height="152" alt="Buff-tailed bumblebee on White Clover, Heesch, Netherlands Second species of bumblebee found in our garden targeting white clover. Keys for this species are:<br /> - Tip of abdomen light-haired (white)<br /> - Bottom part of thorax black-haired<br /> <br /> This combination sets it apart from Bombus hortorum.<br /> <br /> The other species found:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/97689/common_carder-bee_on_white_clover_heesch_netherlands.html Bombus terrestris,Buff-tailed bumblebee,Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,World" /></a></figure> Bombus pascuorum,Common Carder-bee,Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,World Click/tap to enlarge

Common Carder-bee on White Clover, Heesch, Netherlands

One of the perks of allowing Clover to grow on a lawn is the abundance of bumblebees making use of it.

This is the most common species in the Netherlands. The colorful hair on the thorax is variable based on region, and can be yellow or orange. Key identification point (not seen from this angle) are the light hairs at the end of the abdomen.

Second species of bumblebee found:

Buff-tailed bumblebee on White Clover, Heesch, Netherlands Second species of bumblebee found in our garden targeting white clover. Keys for this species are:<br /> - Tip of abdomen light-haired (white)<br /> - Bottom part of thorax black-haired<br /> <br /> This combination sets it apart from Bombus hortorum.<br /> <br /> The other species found:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/97689/common_carder-bee_on_white_clover_heesch_netherlands.html Bombus terrestris,Buff-tailed bumblebee,Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,World

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    Beautiful Bee! Posted 5 years ago

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The Common Carder Bee

"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.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jul 10, 2020. Captured Jun 20, 2020 16:15.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/4.5
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm