BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Bombus terrestris (Linnaeus) (Buff-tailed Bumble Bee)
| Date: | 30 April 2007 |
| Location: | Berks, England |
| State: | Female imago |
| Record Summary: | Queen, dying, on roadside pavement |
| Identification Notes: | Sting sheath with several notches on inner margin. Post mortem showed abdomen filled with nematodes and their eggs, but no enlarged female found, so couldn't confirm Sphaerularia bombi. |
Images etc
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Mandible - magnified - close-up | 500 by 442 pixels | ||
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Mandibles - magnified | 500 by 333 pixels | ||
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Mandibles - magnified | 500 by 369 pixels | ||
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Queen - anterior view - grey background - enlarged - close-up | 333 by 500 pixels | ||
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Queen - anterior view - grey background - enlarged - close-up | 333 by 500 pixels | ||
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Queen - dorsal view - grey background | 500 by 411 pixels | ||
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Queen - face - anterior view - close-up - enlarged | 407 by 500 pixels | ||
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Queen - lateral view - grey background | 500 by 358 pixels | ||
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Queen - ventral view - grey background | 500 by 301 pixels | ||
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Sting sheath - magnified | 500 by 457 pixels |
