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Bumble bee on Bugle
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Ayrshire
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on Bugle (Ajuga reptans), Ayr Gorge, an SWT (Scottish Wildlife Trust) Reserve and SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest). The pollen basket is shown in the enlarged portion of the photo.
09 May 2012
Common Carder Bumblebee, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
A Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum), showing pollen baskets, Kelvindale, Glasgow. This one is a rather worn example, the orange hairs on its thorax having been worn away by visiting many flowers, leaving the shiny black thorax surface visible underneath.
23 August 2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) collecting pollen on Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis) in Kelvindale, Glasgow
22 May 2017
Red-tailed Bumblebee, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) collecting pollen on Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis) in Kelvindale, Glasgow
22 May 2017
Red-tailed Bumblebee, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Female Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) on Allium sp., showing a pollen basket on its hind leg, Broomhill allotments, Glasgow
06 June 2020
Common Carder Bumblebee with pollen baskets, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) seen from underneath, showing pollen baskets, Kelvin Walkway, Glasgow
06 April 2020
Common Carder Bumblebee on Comfrey
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Midlothian - Vogrie Country Park
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on Comfrey (Symphytum sp), Common Carders are ginger with black hairs on the abdomen. They have a long tongue that allows them to feed on plants with long tubular florets. This photo was taken TWIC (The Wildlife Information Centre) and Bumblebee Conservation Trust Bumblebee ID Workshop, Vogrie Country Park. The pollen basket can be clearly seen.
05 July 2016
Cinnabar Moth caterpillar, Hamiltonhill Claypits
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae) caterpillar feeding on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), Hamiltonhill Claypits Local Nature Reserve, Glasgow
10 July 2018
Daffodil, Hogganfield Park, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Hogganfield Loch
Daffodil (Narcissus sp), Hogganfield Park, Seven Lochs Wetland Park, Glasgow. The pollen on the anthers (the male part) can be clearly seen. In the middle of the anthers is the stigma (a female part).
07 March 2019
Moss Carder Bumblebee on White clover, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Moss Carder Bee (Bombus muscorum) on White clover (Trifolium repens), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. More frequent in the north and west of Scotland, this bee can be found in flower-rich habitats and has a preference for Clover and Knapweed.
