terrier410 53 Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SNAP SHOT 194 Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 love the 2nd last shot mate. Snap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dawn B 212 Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 Great shots, well done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dime 0 Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Hi terrier. Your Beetle is one of the Carrion Beetles - Oiceoptoma thoracica & your Bee looks like one of the Cuckoo Bumble Bees - Bombus sylvestris. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terrier410 53 Posted April 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 Hi terrier. Your Beetle is one of the Carrion Beetles - Oiceoptoma thoracica & your Bee looks like one of the Cuckoo Bumble Bees - Bombus sylvestris. thought the bee might be a whitetail. bombus lucorum will look further i thought cuckoos were psithyrus. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terrier410 53 Posted April 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 Hi terrier. Your Beetle is one of the Carrion Beetles - Oiceoptoma thoracica & your Bee looks like one of the Cuckoo Bumble Bees - Bombus sylvestris. thought the bee might be a whitetail. bombus lucorum will look further i thought cuckoos were psithyrus. psithyrus vestalis cuckoo bee that uses bufftails as there host hive normaly killing the rightful queen, i think so many look familiar and all reference books differ slightly ,got this from collins garden wildlife of brit&uer . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sky09 8 Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 great pics Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dime 0 Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 They changed them from Psithyrus to Bombus years ago. B. vestalis should have sronger patches of yellow on the side of the abdomen. I think I can make out a black tip to the tail & the abdomen looks curled which points me to B. sylvestris. Identifying Bumble Bees is not easy for most species (& from photos) unless you can look at the genitalia. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terrier410 53 Posted April 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 They changed them from Psithyrus to Bombus years ago. B. vestalis should have sronger patches of yellow on the side of the abdomen. I think I can make out a black tip to the tail & the abdomen looks curled which points me to B. sylvestris. Identifying Bumble Bees is not easy for most species (& from photos) unless you can look at the genitalia. obviously more up to date books and better read than me thanks for that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxtrotloader 0 Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 (edited) They changed them from Psithyrus to Bombus years ago. B. vestalis should have sronger patches of yellow on the side of the abdomen. I think I can make out a black tip to the tail & the abdomen looks curled which points me to B. sylvestris. Identifying Bumble Bees is not easy for most species (& from photos) unless you can look at the genitalia. consider yourself educated by the master terrier great pics tho!!!!! which dime never mentioned. Edited April 27, 2010 by foxtrotloader Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ghillies 209 Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 good stuff there, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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