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Queen buff-tailed bumblebee

By Richard Burkmar
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Spring is the best time to see the buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) because only the queen has the distinctive buff tail. Workers have a white tail and are impossible to tell apart from those of the white-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) without disection.

Queen buff-tailed bumblebee

Technical Information: Photographed with a Minolta Dimage Z1.
Copyright Richard Burkmar 2005. Permission is hereby granted for anyone to use this image for non-commercial purposes which are of benefit to the natural environment. School pupils, students, teachers and educators are invited to use and reproduce the image freely. The photographer should be credited where practicable. Use for commercial purposes is prohibited unless permission is obtained from the copyright holder.

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