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large earth bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

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Description:

"Buff-tailed bumble bees are black with a dull yellow band in front of the wings and across the middle of the body. The queens have a yellow thorax and buff colored abdomen. Males have a distinctive yellow nose."

Notes:

looked like they were dying

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Pollinating Insects of the World
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Portugal's Biodiversity
Mission
Finding Iberian bees and other Hymenoptera

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PublishedJuly 6, 2013

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