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Bee Fly on Lungwort, Greenbank Garden
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East Renfrewshire
Bee Fly (Bombylius sp.) nectaring on Lungwort (Pulmonaria sp.), taken by David Palmar in NTS (National Trust for Scotland) Greenbank Garden, Clarkston, East Renfrewshire. Note the long legs and its enormous proboscis which enables it to suck nectar from deep within a flower head.
17 April 2021
Bee Fly on Lungwort, Greenbank Garden
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East Renfrewshire
Bee Fly (Bombylius sp.) nectaring on Lungwort (Pulmonaria sp.), taken by David Palmar in NTS (National Trust for Scotland) Greenbank Garden, Clarkston, East Renfrewshire. Note the long legs and its enormous proboscis which enables it to suck nectar from deep within a flower head.
17 April 2021
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Common knapweed, Balranald
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Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) at RSPB Balranald Nature Reserve, North Uist. The distinguishing feature of this rare bee is the band of black hairs across the thorax where the wings join the body.
05 August 2017
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Red Clover, Balranald
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Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. One of Britain's rarest bumblebees, the Great Yellow is now restricted to some Scottish islands and the very north of Scotland. It has a particular association with nectar producing plants such as Red Clover and Bird's Foot Trefoil.
04 August 2017
Moss carder bumblebee on Bird's Foot Trefoil, North Uist
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Balranald and western North Uist
Moss carder bumblebee (Bombus muscorum) on Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), Balranald, North Uist. More frequent in the north and west of Scotland, this bee can be found in flower-rich habitats. The abdomen is usually paler than the thorax, appearing almost blonde in some individuals, while the thorax is often a deep ginger colour, darker than the Common Carder.
29 May 2017
Bumble bee on Bugle
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Ayrshire
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on Bugle (Ajuga reptans), Ayr Gorge, an SWT (Scottish Wildlife Trust) Reserve and SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest). The pollen basket is shown in the enlarged portion of the photo.
09 May 2012
Moss Carder Bumblebee on Kidney Vetch
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Barra (Barraigh)
A Moss Carder Bumble Bee (Bombus muscorum), on Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria), a favourite nectar plant in the Pea family. The Moss Carder Bee has a dark ginger thorax which distinguishes it from other carder bees.
01 July 2010
Solitary Bee, Kelvindale
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
A Solitary Bee (Colletes daviesanus), from family Colletidae, resting on some Goldenrod (Solidago sp.) - family Asteraceae. Solitary bees can be distinguished by the long hairs on their hind legs as this is where they will carry pollen. Taken in Kelvindale.
14 August 2023
Alpine Blue Sow Thistle near Grantown, Speyside
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Golden Dung Fly on an Alpine Blue Sow Thistle (Cicerbita alpina) near Grantown, Speyside, taken by David Palmar
28 July 2023
Fly Orchid, Warburg nature reserve, Oxfordshire
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Fly Orchid (Ophrys insectifera), Warburg BBOWT nature reserve, Oxfordshire, taken by David Palmar. Its flowers mimic an insect, to attract pollinators, in fact certain wasps, to pollinate it. BBOWT is the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Warburg is one of their more varied and interesting reserves.