Bumble Bee ID please

[sumbody]

I would like to add this photo to my Gallery but have no idea which bumble bee.

Looking at the Bee site it looks like terrestris from the description i.e. the first to emerge (yes was like one of the large ones about now) and the stripe behind the head looks orangey. Photo was taken in August.



Cheers

[Jason Green]

Evening, whoever you are

I would tend to agree with terrestris, the Buff-tailed Bumblebee - though a side shot to even better-illustrate the coloured abdominal tip would be great. I believe it's terrestris - and most likely a worker (brownish line between buff tip and first abdominal black band) I'd have thought.

Take care,

Jason

[sumbody]

Thanks for the reply Jason, unfortunately this is the only picture I have - and tbh I had never thought of photographing from the side/back for identification purposes until now.

So Bombus terrestris it is then.

It is only since joining here that I have actually thought about all the different bees and have taken the time to look them up. Great

Thanks again

[Jason Green]

Originally Posted by sumbody

Thanks for the reply Jason, unfortunately this is the only picture I have - and tbh I had never thought of photographing from the side/back for identification purposes until now.

That's fine - I am pretty convinced. Anyway, for future reference try for three angles of everything - the top-down, side and head-on. These should help with most, but some undoubtedly require microscopic examination of various features for a good, firm ID.

[tigger]

Bombus terrestris me thinks too!