This is an image of a male Carder Bumblebee. Bombus pascuorum feeding on a ragwort. The carder bees nest on top of the ground in meadows and grassland.

This is an image of a male Carder Bumblebee. Bombus pascuorum feeding on a ragwort. The carder bees nest on top of the ground in meadows and grassland. Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Rod Hill / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

RA8KHT

File size:

68.8 MB (1.1 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

6016 x 4000 px | 50.9 x 33.9 cm | 20.1 x 13.3 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

8 October 2016

Location:

Formby, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK

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This is an image of a male Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) feeding on a ragwort floret in a local nature reserve. The carder bees nest on top of the ground often using moss to construct their nests. However, the males take little or no part in this and are kicked out, having only one purpose, too mate.