Cuckoo bumble bee and others Bromley

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Vestal Cuckoo Bumble Bee Bombus vestalis

5T2A8816-CR3_DxO_DeepPRIME -1Bumblebeev3 by davholla2002, on Flickr

These have an interesting life cycle. Bombus vestalis is a cuckoo bumblebee; it does not construct any nest of its own, but usurps the nest of Bombus terrestris, kills the host queen, and forces the host workers to raise its offspring.

Bumblebee
5T2A8755-CR3_DxO_DeepPRIME -1Bumblebeev5 by davholla2002, on Flickr


Bumblebee

5T2A8816-CR3_DxO_DeepPRIME -1Bumblebeev3 by davholla2002, on Flickr


Moth Idaea rusticata
Least Carpet,
Idaea rusticata, from the moth trap - an in camera stack

5T2A8733Mothv3 by davholla2002, on Flickr

 

[Jeff1565 65]

Very nice Bee shots ...