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29-07-2009, 02:21 PM
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| | | Help In ID Please
Can someone help in the Id of this beauty please ,I could not believe my eyes it was about 1" long and 1/2" wide some size there are quite a few on the buddleiha 
just starting out on insects and butterflys so maybe back again to tests all your brains if I cannot find in the books  
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29-07-2009, 02:33 PM
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| | | Re: Help In ID Please
Most likely Bombus terrestris |
29-07-2009, 03:00 PM
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This one is a queen Bombus terrestris, of the UK colour form audax |
29-07-2009, 03:24 PM
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Just had a read at the book it says that the queens are about in the spring looking for nest holes,whats the differance between the male and the queen ,sorry if It may sound obvious but I may be stupid as Cannot work it out in the book 
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29-07-2009, 03:43 PM
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Males of B. terrestris are much smaller than queens and do not have the entirely peach coloured tail.
It is entirely true that queens are about in the early spring, but they are also about at the end of the season when the new generation of queens is produced. What you have found is a pre-hibernation queen, that is likely to hibernate this coming winter. |
29-07-2009, 05:27 PM
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thanks for the info eucera still getting my head around this stuff so by what you are saying you reckon that was a new queen,if this is the case I had quite a few around the garden today as ther must have been about 4 maybe 6 of them anyway thanks again for the help
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