Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Bzzzzz

Bee, flower
Purple/blue flower with...

Blue or purple?
... and without honeybee

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Found this dead bumblebee by the wisteria (overdose?), then a helpful page on the Natural History Museum website to identify it as a female Buff-tailed Bumblebee

photos taken with Canon Powershot A640

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous12:36 pm

    So much bee, so little wing.

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  2. Yes, they're a little bit larger in proportion in real life, but it's a heavy bee!

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