#red tailed bumblebee

[teacup-captor]

Bumbalabee

[mymblesbuir]

a BIG fuzzy buzzy friend!

[kray-zay]

Red bumblebee

[panoramicireland]

The red-tailed bumblebee Bombus lapidarius on thistle flower in Ireland, August 2022.

The red-tailed bumblebee is classed as near-threatened but it is still a relatively common bee in the Irish countryside.

Here it is seen enjoying the flowering thistle Cirsium vulgare.

[onenicebugperday]

@funkylittledemon submitted: Bee friend I saw on a walk!!!

Chunky! Fuzzy! Exquisite!

[casual-gardener]

This Queen was completely into it. Not distracted by anything going on around, just methodically working through the cardoon.

[nonsensewordsprobably]

[sarahs-delights]

The Flight of the Bumblebee Print

A vintage-inspired illustration styled after the naturalists studies of old. The study of the Bumblebee (Bombus spp.) Featuring the species: White-Tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum), Red Tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) and the Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum)