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Great Yellow Bumblebee on Common knapweed, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) at RSPB Balranald Nature Reserve, North Uist. The distinguishing feature of this rare bee is the band of black hairs across the thorax where the wings join the body.
05 August 2017
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Red Clover, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. One of Britain's rarest bumblebees, the Great Yellow is now restricted to some Scottish islands and the very north of Scotland. It has a particular association with nectar producing plants such as Red Clover and Bird's Foot Trefoil.
04 August 2017
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Common knapweed, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) at RSPB Balranald Nature Reserve, North Uist. The distribution of this bee has declined by 80% in the last century, due to the loss of flower-rich meadows, making it one of the UK's rarest bees. Note the band of black hairs across the thorax, joining the bases of the wings, which distinguishes this bee from others such as the Common Carder, with which it might be confused.
05 August 2017
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Red clover, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Red clover (Trifolium pratense), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. The Great Yellow Bumblebee comes out later in the summer, and can be distinguished from other bumblebees by the black band of hairs joining the bases of its wings.
04 August 2017
Tree Bumblebee, Millport
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) , with mite, in Millport, Great Cumbrae
31 March 2019
Garden bumblebee on Yellow Rattle
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Garden Bumblebee (Bombus hortorum) on Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor) in Kelvindale, Glasgow
09 June 2016
Common carder on Yellow Rattle
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Common Carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor) in Kelvindale, Glasgow
