#Bombus

[woodlnds]

Random bee behavior fact for those who wish to read, just because I feel like it and because it’s late and I’m stalling on sleeping:

Bumblebees may seem like passive, cuddly, and docile creatures, but they won’t hesitate to defend themselves if they feel as if their warnings aren’t being read or taken seriously.

I.e. the photo and diagram below, when a bee feels threatened they will raise one or more of their legs into the air, signaling to whatever or whomever may be bothering them as a message essentiality saying: “hey, back off, too close!”

species pictured: bombus pascuorum, bombus impatiens

If their defensive posture goes unnoticed or ignored, they may be pushed into defending themselves by stinging (which is also a stressful experience for not only one such as yourself, but also for the bee.) If you ever find yourself getting close to a bumblebee while taking pictures, walking close to them, or just admiring them, remember this posture! If a bee does this, it is simply asking you to take a step back as it feels it is being threatened.

Now you can understand and use this knowledge to your advantage if you ever come across one in the future. (Of course, because it’s very hard not to anthropomorphize animals, I do have to admit that they do look pretty cute when doing it. Just remember to respect them though!)

#insects #bumblebees #bees #Bombus #hymenoptera #entomology #bugs

[samarajethwa]

Just some silly little bee doodles 🐝✨

#bee #bees #cottagecore #tattoo #tattooflash #bumblebees #bumblebee #white-tailed bee #white-tailed bumblebee #bombus #bombus lucorum #beekeeper #yellow #aesthetic #inspiration

[herpsandbirds]

Orange-belted Bumblebee (Bombus ternarius), family Apidae, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

photograph by George Wakeling

#bumblebee #bee #apidae #bombus #hymenoptera #insect #entomology #animals #nature #north america

[michaelnordeman]

Bumblebees/humlor in the garden. Värmland, Sweden (August 4, 2019).

#bumblebee #bee #bombus #humla #insects

[onenicebugperday]

@twptwp submitted: Today I beefriended a bee! It ended up sitting on my head for a while haha. I have a question about it...

This bumble bee was struggling in the dirt and I spent a good 20 or so minutes offering a flower. He got himself on several times but kept falling because he was quite weak. He was really enjoying the flower when suddenly he decided to crawl onto my hand.. And then my arm.. And then my back.. And then the top of my head... He was very relaxed towards me but kept doing the defense warning posture towards my friend HAHA

Eventually we got some sugar water and I put it on the flower for him and he enjoyed it and flew away afterwards. It was a very nice experience. When I told my teacher I could not return to class as of the moment due to there being a bee on my head she must have sighed very hard in her head, but she did help and get the sugar water!

Anywho

The question! For some location context, I live in the country Wales. This is a bumble bee and of course it looks like a white tailed bumble bee however I have never seen them with two white bands like this one before... I wonder if this is usual? Is this uncommon? Or am I mistaken and it is a different species?

Lol wow she was really all over you. Love that for you both. Bees are attracted to yellow, so it's possible she just thought you were a large delicious flower.

As for the ID, I am bad at IDing bumblebees because there are so many that look so so similar. There is a good amount of variation in color and markings between individuals, so I think most likely it's a buff-tailed bumblebee with a very light-colored first stripe on the abdomen. But there are other less-common species it could be as well.

#animals #insects #bugs #submission #bee #bumblebee #Bombus

[francescointoppa]

P – Passiflora caerulea L. – Passiflora (Passifloraceae)

- honeybee + Bombus pascuorum (Scopoli, 1763)

#photographers on tumblr #digital image processing #original photographs #flowers #Bombus #honeybee #pollination

[addicted2wasps]

It seems like my concept may be approved. The formatting slightly changed, but will still look great! I will post a pic of the final result if everything goes according to plan. Here are the individual pictures for anyone interested. It's supposed to be a bunch of tired Hymenopterans attending a 24 hr virtual conference.

#hymenoptera #insect #entomology #wasp #wasps #apocrita #cartoon #aculeata #vespidae #sawfly #bee #ant #Bombus #Tremex #Plumariidae #Mymar #Camponotus #Vespula #Amblyjoppa

[mothsperhour]

Brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocollis)

#hymenoptera #bugblr #insectblr #bumblebee #bee #entomology #bug #macrophotography #macro #bombus

[celestialmacros]

Bumble Bees resting on Giant Allium

June 23, 2023

Southeastern Pennsylvania

#bee #bees #photographers on tumblr #bumble bees #bumblebees #bugblr #bugs #bug #entomology #insects #insect #Bombus #allium #giant allium

[reanimateobjects]

#Bombus #Apidae #Hymenoptera #Insecta #Arthropoda #gif

[oliviarosaline]

Don't worry, bee happy.

This adorable bumblebee buzzed over and photobombed my flower picture.

Aug. 15th, 2023

St. Charles County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

@oliviarosaline

#nature #bees #bumblebee #bumble bee #cute #naturecore #insects #bugs #bee #bumblebees #flowers #happy #positive #uplifting #photobomb #flowercore #sunflower #sunflowers #plants #happy days #nature photography #flower photography #beauty of nature #Missouri #hiking missouri #wildflowers #yellow flowers #yellow #positive post #bombus

[cnestus]

snack

#hymenoptera #apidae #bombus

[pipunculidae]

Lost in the damn sauce! Bombus spp.

#paloss camera #bugs #insects #bees #hymentopera #apidae #bombus

[herpsandbirds]

Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), family Apidae, Belgium

photograph by Céu Filipe

#bumblebee #bee #apidae #bombus #hymenoptera #insecct #entomology #europe #animals #nature

[kirbyfigure]

#poste #Pitcairn #oregano #österreich #polska #nederlands #bombus #luokka klass #balcerzak #stamp #stamps #stamps are the best forms of art #postage stamp #stamps i like #stamp collecting #polish stamps #flower feild #flowers #bees #bees art #bees knees #art #fine arts #arts #artwork #graphic art #90s art #tamanu #voor het kind #verte france

[onenicebugperday]

@kosaciec submitted: Look at this cutie! I'm think it's a white-tailed bumblebee, although not too sure, I'm in Poland :)

Dang this pal is FUZZY. Wish I was tiny so I could give them a little hug. And also they'd be into it. Anyway it certainly looks like it could e a white-tailed bumble bee, but I'm terrible at IDing bees specifically :)

#animals #insects #bugs #submission #bee #bumblebee #Bombus