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Buff-Tailed or Large Earth Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Photo by Janice Parr
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Description:

This bumblebee was busy flying from one plum tree full of blossom to another yesterday. It is one of the main bumblebee species in Europe. The worker bees have a white rump like their close relative the White-Tailed Bumblebee, but have much darker yellow bands around their bodies.

Habitat:

Their nest sites are usually underground, often an abandoned mouse burrow.

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Bombus terrestris

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