Jul 28, 2021
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Queen Buff Tailed Bumble Bee
Up close and personal
I’m very excited to share this photograph of a queen Buff tailed bumble bee that decided to land on my hand while I was photographing her on my buddleia.
She was quite easy to identify as I could tell straight away she was a female from the number of flagellum on the antennae — males have 13, females have 12. The markings are very typical with the…
