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Red Tailed Bumblebee

Red Tailed Bumblebee David Nicholls

Bombus lapidarius

One of the 6 common bumble bees and a familiar visitor to UK gardens. Both males and females have the red at the end of the abdomen, but most males also have a yellow band on the thorax, whilst females are all black.

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