Garden Bumblebee (Bombus hortorum), Rattray
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Garden Bumblebee (Bombus hortorum), Rattray
Image: © Mike Pennington Taken: 25 Jul 2012
A common and widespread species which has a long face as it specialises in flowers with long tubes to access the nectaries, hence its adaptation to gardens full of ornamental flowers.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.596716
Longitude
-3.320922