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28-06-2010, 09:04 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Scunthorpe, Nth Lincs
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| | | Bumblebee ID
Any idea what this bumblebee is? It appears to have huuuge pollen sacks!!   |
28-06-2010, 09:08 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Gloucestershire
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| | | Re: Bumblebee ID
Bombus lucorum - White tailed bumblebee? Can't see its tail end.
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28-06-2010, 09:12 PM
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| | | Re: Bumblebee ID
Evening Ben,
Any other images? Side/rear preferably...
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28-06-2010, 10:44 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Scunthorpe, Nth Lincs
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| | | Re: Bumblebee ID
Unfortunately not, Jason. And I can't remember what colour it's bum was! |
29-06-2010, 10:35 AM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northumberland/Durham Boundary
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| | | Re: Bumblebee ID
I'd suggest it is Bombus lucorum based on the lightness of the yellow markings. They're certainly much lighter than those on B. terrestris which are a much darker shade.
Harry |
29-06-2010, 10:58 AM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Scunthorpe, Nth Lincs
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Thanks Harry. |
02-07-2010, 03:39 PM
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| | | Re: Bumblebee ID
A cautionary note, B. terrestris workers are getting faded now so the colour can't be relied on at all.
I took a pic of one yesterday which was B. terrestris worker with an obvious brown line at the top of the white tail but the abdomen stripe was nearly white.
Janet 
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