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The official forum of the Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society (BWARS)
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Black bumbles
Hi Carol, I've just posted 3 pics in file: "Maggie's pics". One is of a male cuckoo B. sylvestris, melanic; and two pics of a B. campestris cuckoo male,
Posted - Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:38 pm
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Re: Black Bumble Bee
Hi Carol, Adrian is right, Anthophora plumipes females are spring bees, looking very much like a furry bumblebees but are solitary bees. Early in August, I
Posted - Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:41 pm
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maggiefrankum
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Re: Black Bumble Bee
Dear Carol, Anthophora plumipes is a spring-flying species, so can be ruled out here (and also isn't a bumblebee). One or two bumblebees do have all-black
Posted - Thu Oct 9, 2008 8:14 pm
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Adrian Knowles
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Black Bumble Bee
I just wanted to post that I had a black bumble bee in my living room yesterday,I believe it was the Anthophora plumipes, jet black body and legs and very
Posted - Thu Oct 9, 2008 6:09 pm
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Re: Wasp ID query - general comment
Thanks Stuart, I'll do my best to get some nice clean shots for any ones that are distinctive then - but will take me a while to get to know enough to tell
Posted - Tue Oct 7, 2008 12:11 pm
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Martin Parr
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