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White-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus lucorum

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White-tailed Bumblebee White-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus lucorum dylan Laundry Lane 19 Nov 2020, 12:50 p.m. 7 Jun 2019, 3:55 p.m.
White-tailed Bumblebee White-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus lucorum dylan North Somerset 17 Dec 2023, 10:03 p.m. 12 Jul 2022, 3:37 p.m.
White-tailed Bumblebee White-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus lucorum dylan Laundry Lane 19 Nov 2020, 12:50 p.m. 7 Jun 2019, 3:43 p.m.
White-tailed Bumblebee White-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus lucorum dylan Laundry Lane 19 Nov 2020, 12:50 p.m. 7 Jun 2019, 3:55 p.m.
White-tailed Bumblebee White-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus lucorum dylan Laundry Lane 14 Feb 2021, 2:25 p.m. 10 Jun 2020, 10:18 a.m.
White-tailed Bumblebee White-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus lucorum dylan Laundry Lane 14 Feb 2021, 2:25 p.m. 10 Jun 2020, 10:19 a.m.

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Species Description

Widespread and fairly common throughout the UK but declining. Habitat includes: gardens, parks, allotments, cemeteries, woodland rides, hedgerows, meadows, scrub, coast, road side verges etc. Anywhere with flowers. Length: Queen= 19-20mm, Worker= 11-17mm, Male= 14-16mm. Life cycle: They nest in the ground, often using old mouse/vole nest. Males emerge in August. They have short tongues so in order to get to long tubular flowers such as Fox gloves they cheat. They nipple a hole in the top nearest to the nectar source to feed.